Emerging Trends and Challenges in Zero-Energy Districts
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2025) | Viewed by 4950
Special Issue Editors
Interests: zero energy buildings; energy efficiency; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the world's population, generate 80 percent of global GDP, consume two-thirds of global energy, and are responsible for more than 70 percent of annual carbon emissions. In light of the potential for further increases in these figures, it is imperative to adopt a sustainable approach to energy rehabilitation and energy efficiency. This should extend beyond the scale of individual buildings to encompass entire neighborhoods or districts. It is imperative that an interdisciplinary and holistic approach be adopted. At the European level, initiatives such as Renewable Energy Communities and the first Positive Energy Districts are emerging. Meanwhile, at the international level, sustainability certifications are spreading from the neighborhood to the urban scale. Examples of this include LEED for Neighbourhood, LEED for Cities, BREEAM Communities, and CASBEE for Cities. This Special Issue has been designed to bring together research and new methodologies that are focused on energy redevelopment and sustainability. In particular, it will consider work at the neighborhood level and above.
Dr. Massimiliano Scarpa
Dr. Elena Mazzola
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy
- energy efficiency
- urban sustainability
- renewable energy communities
- positive energy districts
- sustainability certifications
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