Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 597
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy sources; optimization; smart grids
Interests: electrical systems; electrical equipment; renewable energy sources; energy efficiency
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is focused on innovative research and advancements in sustainable building practices, specifically targeting green buildings, energy efficiency, and sustainable development. The aim is to gather together scientific work that explores practical solutions, cutting-edge technology, and policy initiatives in green architecture, energy systems, and sustainable development in eco-friendly architecture.
This Special Issue will encompass studies across different disciplines—such as engineering, environmental science, and policy analysis—and seeks interdisciplinary contributions covering technical advancements, case studies, and comprehensive reviews, all of which aim to enhance the understanding and implementation of sustainable practices within the future cities.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present a coherent collection of articles that provide both theoretical perspectives and practical applications for green buildings and energy efficiency as considered factors of sustainable development. Presenting diverse perspectives and methods, the Special Issue will complement the existing literature, informing academic researchers, industry practitioners, and urban planners, and providing recommendations for integrating sustainable solutions.
While considerable research exists in the field of sustainable development, green building and energy efficiency, this Special Issue will contribute by presenting a consolidated view that highlights the interdependencies and synergies among these fields and new challenges facing this domain.
- The overall focus of this Special Issue of Sustainability of Sustainability, entitled “Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainable Development”, is to explore and advance innovative research, methodologies, and technologies that promote sustainable practices in green building, energy conservation, and eco-friendly architecture.
- The scope of the Special Issue encompasses the realization and development of sustainable buildings, including energy efficiency analysis and the integration of clean energy sources, as well as advancements in sustainable development in eco-friendly architecture and green building design and practices, with consideration of building standards.
- The purpose of this Special Issue is to promote current research and case studies in the domains of green buildings, energy efficiency, and sustainable development, targeting researchers, practitioners, and urban planners.
This Special Issue will supplement the existing literature concerning the integration of sustainable, energy efficiency, and green buildings in existing and future sustainable cities, highlighting engineering developments in artificial intelligence-driven management, the sustainable retrofitting of buildings, the planning of green buildings, building optimization and development to achieve clean buildings, case studies, and business success narratives, etc.
Dr. Catalina Sima
Dr. Cristina Gabriela Sărăcin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green building design and practices
- energy-efficient buildings and urban infrastructure (focusing on optimized building systems and sustainable city planning with green zones)
- sustainable development in eco-friendly architecture (emphasizing resource conservation and green material use in construction)
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