Innovative Bio-Based Construction Strategies for Near-Zero Energy Buildings with Low Carbon Footprints

Dear Colleagues,

Under the goal of carbon neutrality and the low-carbon development of the building industry internationally, bio-based building materials have become a low-cost path to achieving near-zero energy and net-zero energy of the whole life cycle of buildings with low carbon emissions. This Special Issue focuses on bio-based building materials and the agricultural waste-derived materials to explore their synergistic mechanisms with passive design and renewable energy systems, aiming to build a sustainable architectural pattern. The outcomes of this issue will provide low-cost technical paths for green buildings in developing countries especially and promote the building of an industrial chain for the resource utilisation of bio-based materials and agricultural waste.

Dr. Xunzhi Yin
Dr. Haibo Guo
Guest Editors

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