Experimental and Computational Assessment of Building Envelopes, Materials and Components
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 23286
Special Issue Editors
Interests: experimental and theoretical analysis of heat; moisture and chemical compounds transport in porous materials; materials design; building materials engineering
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Interests: thermal insulation; energy in buildings; sorption; insulation materials; thermal conductivity
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Interests: heat transport; moisture transport; computational modeling; energy balance calculations; building energy model
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Interests: heat transport; moisture transport; computational modeling; energy balance calculations; building energy model
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The building sector is continuously developing towards growing needs raised by the human society. This development requires to address issues in the field of sustainability or energy efficiency that is crucial for the building sector. Another part of such a development is associated with the indoor environmental comfort of building occupants. The growing needs resulted in seeking for new building concepts, materials, or technologies. In that respect, the building envelopes and systems play crucial role as they offer a big potential to meet most of the current demands.
Searching for new building concepts, materials, or systems is not an easy task. It requires a multi-disciplinary approach combining both experimental and computational techniques. The search for new solutions has to include various effects that act on building envelopes and materials, such as interactions between the design elements, effects of the climate, user behavior, etc. Therefore, the newest findings and knowledge in the field of laboratory analyses, in-situ measurements and computational analyses are very welcome.
This special issue was established with the goal of enhancing the knowledge base and stimulating an innovative culture in the building sector. Therefore, the scientists and researchers are encouraged to share their knowledge and recent developments in any field of experimental and computational assessment covering a wide range of scientific topics that include but are not limited to the following:
- Building materials and components
- Building envelope systems
- Energy performance
- Environmental impact and damage assessment
- Life-cycle assessment
- Smart building materials and applications
- Indoor climate and human comfort
Retrofit and conservation of buildings
Prof. Dr. Robert Černý
Dr. Ákos Lakatos
Dr. Jan Kočí
Dr. Václav Kočí
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heat and mass transfer
- building materials
- buildings
- envelopes
- computational modeling
- experimental analysis
- life cycle assessment
- smart materials
- environmental impact
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