Research on Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) and Smart Building Management Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

As innovative network communication, electronics and energy-related technologies are fast developing, and new elements such as automated configuration, wireless and remote control, home appliances, as well as smart meters are populating the building automation area and the underlying control systems and networks. Moreover, since the nature of buildings and their users is changing from a static and passive behavior to a dynamic and active one, and taking into account the introduction of both mobile technologies and interactive energy services, the concept of sustainable building management technologies is emerging as an important application area for building automation systems. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on all emerging control and monitoring functions, integration strategies, and techniques in building automation, supporting users’ comfort, safety, and security, as well as buildings’ infrastructure management. Additionally, innovative conceptual and experimental research, modeling, simulations, and case-studies in energy management and investigations in energy efficiency improvements are welcome. All kinds of manuscripts presenting original research, practical contributions, as well as state-of-the-art could be submitted. The scope of this Special Issue covers but is not limited to the following topics:

• Building automation and control systems (BACS);
• Smart building integration;
• Smart readiness indicator (SRI);
• EN 15232 standard and energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD) directive investigations and applications;
• Automated configuration and integration of building/home automation;
• Advanced lighting and HVAC control and monitoring;
• Event-based and event-triggered control algorithms for buildings;
• Internet of Things in building/home applications;
• Comfort and energy efficiency improvements with BACS;
• Energy and comfort management in smart buildings/homes;
• Renewable energy sources and storages integration and management;
• Energy management systems for smart home/building automation;
• Demand side management with BACS;
• Active demand side response in smart buildings/homes;
• Distributed generation for buildings with smart control and monitoring functions;
• Microgrids with integrated buildings.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kastner
Dr. Andrzej Ożadowicz
Guest Editors

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