Environmental Technology Applications in the Retrofitting of Residential Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

The application of renewable energy and innovative environmental technologies is important for the improvement of existing buildings. The purpose of this Special Issue is to acknowledge actual experimental work undertaken for the purpose of applying, sizing and/or optimising the use of renewable energy sources and innovative environmental technologies in retrofitted buildings. While much of the present research focus is directed towards new buildings, this Special Issue intends to observe and acknowledge what the possibilities are for existing projects. In alignment with this theme is the desire to explore affordable strategies.  

When considering the present state, the energy used in the building sector often accounts for 40% of all our energy use. We consider projects built within the last 10 years as new, and these generally account for less than 10% of our built environment. Therefore, it is essential to explore concepts that utilise our resources effectively and consider feasible methods of application and installation for older existing projects.

In this Special Issue, we are looking for a multitude of solutions that can achieve high environmental performing affordable buildings. The objective here is to explore renewable energy systems, ventilation strategies, innovative conditioning systems, construction retrofits, new sensor technologies as well as optimised control strategies and more. We welcome your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Mark B. Luther
Dr. Igor Martek
Dr. Mehdi Amirkhani
Dr. Gerhard Zucker
Guest Editors

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