Optimization and Innovation of Energy Efficient Buildings and Smart Cities

Dear Colleagues,

Cities are responsible for the majority of final energy consumption and CO₂ emissions. Increased global urbanization has led to energy and water scarcity, traffic congestion, environmental degradation, and safety risks from aging infrastructures. The adoption of the smart city strategy can make cities more efficient and economical, ensure they are more sustainable, and enhance quality of life. In smart cities, both residential and commercial buildings are more efficient and use less energy. Energy-efficient buildings are the essential basis of smart cities.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the design, modeling, construction, operation, maintenance, and assessment of energy-efficient buildings and smart cities.

Topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:

• Energy-efficient buildings, low-carbon buildings, passive houses, and zero energy buildings;
• Green buildings;
• Energy-efficient retrofitting and smart retrofitting;
• Digital infrastructure;
• Data collection, storage, analysis, and information processing at a citywide level;
• Smart city services;
• Smart transportation and mobility;
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency;
• Smart and sustainable buildings;
• Smart governance;
• Smart economy;
• Smart environment.

Prof. Dr. Rongyue Zheng
Dr. Li Huang
Guest Editors

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