Development of Ultra-Low-Energy-Consumption and Zero-Energy Buildings in Response to Climate Change: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building energy efficiency; urban climate; urban disaster prevention
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Interests: building energy efficiency; urban heat island; microclimate; thermal comfort
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2. Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
Interests: human biometeorology; urban microclimate; climate change and health, micro-scale modeling; RayMan; climate orientated planning and design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change represents a significant challenge currently facing the global community. Reducing the consumption of conventional energy sources and enhancing the utilization of renewable energy are crucial pathways to decrease carbon emissions, achieve carbon neutrality, and address climate change. Buildings account for one-third of the total societal energy consumption. Therefore, the development of ultra-low-energy or zero-energy buildings is an important measure to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption and a frontier and focal point in contemporary academia.
Achieving ultra-low- or zero-energy architecture necessitates in-depth research at each stage of a building’s lifecycle, including "design, production, construction, use, demolition, and reuse." This involves multiple disciplines, such as architecture, building services and energy management, building materials and construction, and urban and rural planning. There is an urgent need to strengthen interdisciplinary collaborative research efforts.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest trends in ultra-low- and zero-energy buildings in the context of climate change, including but not limited to the following topics:
- High-performance building envelope technologies.
- Renewable energy integration in buildings.
- Energy efficiency in building systems.
- Formulating energy-efficient design strategies adapted to future climates.
- The correlation between a building’s form and its energy consumption.
- Carbon emissions assessment throughout a building's lifecycle.
- The coupling of urban microclimate and building energy models.
- Indoor thermal environments in the context of climate change.
Prof. Dr. Fei Guo
Prof. Dr. Stephen Siu Yu Lau
Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultra-low-energy buildings
- zero-energy buildings
- climate change
- zero carbon
- whole lifecycle
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