Sustainable Building Energy Simulation and Heat Transfer
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heat and mass transfer; numerical modeling and simulation; heat recovery systems; membranes
Interests: heat and mass transfer; numerical modeling and simulation; heat recovery systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite researchers to submit original articles to the Special Issue “Sustainable Building Energy Simulation and Heat Transfer”, dedicated to advanced methods for modeling energy and thermal processes in buildings and their applications in the design, analysis, and optimization of sustainable building operation and technical systems. The Special Issue aims to present the latest scientific and engineering advances in building energy simulation, with particular emphasis on the assessment of energy consumption and thermal comfort.
Special attention is paid to simulation studies conducted both at the whole-building level and at the level of individual components or systems, including heat transfer processes. The Special Issue also aims to address topics related to the quantitative assessment and monitoring of building energy efficiency, supporting design and operational decision-making focused on reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as evaluating technical solutions over the entire building life cycle and fostering the development of sustainable design strategies.
The thematic scope of the Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Dynamic building energy simulation.
- Modeling of heat transfer in building envelope components.
- Simulation of the operation of building services systems and components, including:
- Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems;
- Domestic hot water systems;
- Cooling and energy distribution systems;
- Thermal and electrical energy storage systems;
- Renewable energy sources (heat pumps, solar thermal collectors, photovoltaics). - Assessment of energy efficiency over the entire building life cycle.
- Analysis of thermal comfort and indoor environmental conditions.
- Validation of simulation models and case studies.
- Application of energy simulation in the sustainable design and optimization process.
We encourage the submission of both theoretical and applied studies presenting new methods, models, computational tools, and experimental results that support the development of sustainable building and building systems energy simulation.
Dr. Sebastian Englart
Dr. Andrzej Jedlikowski
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- building energy simulation
- heat transfer
- HVAC system simulation
- coupled building–system models
- thermal comfort modeling
- energy efficiency assessment
- life-cycle analysis
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