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Special Issue "Building Energy-Saving and Renewable Energy Utilization Systems for a Sustainable Human Settlement Environment"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2023 | Viewed by 1453

Special Issue Editors

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: Construction management; circular economy; sustainable construction; LCA
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Université Clermont Auvergne, 49 bd François Mitterrand, CS 60032, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Interests: sustainable development; economic analysis; integrated assessment models; industrial ecology
Linares Higher Polytechnic School, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Interests: circular economy; sustainable development; business administration; strategy management
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ESTP Paris - Campus de Dijon, 11 rue Sully, 21 000 Dijon, France
Interests: construction technology; smart cities; innovative materials; energy saving; renewable energy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The current illusory order gave us a sense of security and harmony. However, recent socio-economic and geopolitical events around the world have radically changed our perceptions of reality. Moreover, we are also experiencing an increasingly negative human impact on the environment. Nature "defends" itself, and this defense is manifested by an increasing number of floods, storms, and droughts. It seems our world was not prepared for such drastic and rapid changes. However, we have survived regardless.

Construction is one of the sectors of the economy that has the most significant influence on environmental degradation due to its impact throughout the whole life cycle of building structures. Faced with the uncertainty of tomorrow and ubiquitous risks, the world is trying to find an opportunity to deal with these threats. Thus, an important aspect of security is the need to support sustainable construction. The aim of this  Special Issue is to present the means for this reform by describing determinants for building sustainable human settlements. These areas can become human-friendly when all of the aspects of construction (design phase, construction, operation and maintenance, decommission) are managed in a proper way. Among the most important questions are 1) how can we create make energy-saving buildings, 2) how can we improve design to create healthier settlements, and 3) in what ways can we use renewable energy to reduce the negative externalities of construction projects?

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Energy efficiency;
  • Economic efficiency;
  • Integrated assessment models;
  • Life-cycle assessment;
  • Life-cycle cost analysis;
  • Digital-based energy management;
  • Municipal sustainability policies;
  • Green energy applications;
  • Emissions;
  • Innovative heating systems;
  • New mindset and new technologies;
  • Resource planning;
  • Local heritages;
  • Smart cities;
  • Waste management;
  • Electricity usage.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jarosław Górecki
Dr. Arnaud Diemer
Prof. Dr. Pedro Núñez-Cacho
Prof. Dr. Valentín Molina-Moreno
Dr. Mohamad Achour
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable construction
  • energy saving
  • renewable energy sources
  • circular economy
  • BIM
  • life-cycle approach

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Study on Certification Criteria of Building Energy and Environmental Performance in the Context of Achieving Climate Neutrality
Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 2770; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032770 - 03 Feb 2023
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Increased greenhouse gas emissions have led to a global warming threat. As a result, countries have tended to focus their decision-making attention on energy-saving strategies. Specifically, the concept of green building has been developed for the construction sector. It aims to create energy-efficient [...] Read more.
Increased greenhouse gas emissions have led to a global warming threat. As a result, countries have tended to focus their decision-making attention on energy-saving strategies. Specifically, the concept of green building has been developed for the construction sector. It aims to create energy-efficient structural activities (new constructions, repairs, or renovated constructions) that will be carried out in line with the determined criteria. With the concept of green building and the need to establish criteria and standards to ensure energy efficiency, green building certification systems have come to the fore. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification systems have been developed. This article investigates the achievements of the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) category of LEED-certified projects in Türkiye and Europe. A comparison study of countries was carried out, based on the fourth version of the LEED BD+C framework that was developed for new green building projects. The study’s primary goal is to show the linear correlation between market value and IEQ. It was revealed that the gross domestic product does not affect IEQ applications. Although Türkiye was ranked first in applying for IEQ credits, its economic development level is lower than that of other European countries. Full article
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Investigation of Lean Production Knowledge among Employees in Building Inspection Organizations
Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 15142; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215142 - 15 Nov 2022
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Currently, lean construction has become very important, with lean manufacturing, a philosophy of production that in the most basic sense refers to the elimination of waste and tries to eliminate anything that does not add value to the product or service, emerging as [...] Read more.
Currently, lean construction has become very important, with lean manufacturing, a philosophy of production that in the most basic sense refers to the elimination of waste and tries to eliminate anything that does not add value to the product or service, emerging as a Japanese business pattern. The aim of this study was to determine the lean production knowledge among employees in building inspection organizations. To measure the level of awareness in construction inspection institutions, which are the leading entities in the construction sector, and the level of awareness on this issue, a survey was conducted through face-to-face meetings with engineering employees residing in Adana province. The results were converted into datasets in the appropriate Microsoft Excel format. With these datasets, the reliability level of the survey was measured using the SPSS program, and the data were analyzed using WEKA software. The study used association rule learning, a data mining method. According to the results, the number of employees who knew the definition of lean production was less than half, at 47%, while the number of those who knew about the concept of lean construction was 44%. The results obtained according to three different class labels were statistically interpreted, and it was determined that the employees lacked knowledge and sufficient awareness about the subject. Full article
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