Special Issue "Advanced Research on Low Carbon Buildings Design and Energy Efficiency"

Dear Colleagues,

The building sector consumes 40% of energy from primary sources and contributes to 36% of greenhouse gases emissions; thus, it plays an important role in energy usage, raising environmental concerns. However, with people's continuous demand for a healthy and comfortable living environment, carbon emissions in the building field will continue to increase. Therefore, promoting green and low-carbon development in this area is the key strategy to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent advances in low-carbon research with a focus on buildings design and energy efficiency. This issue welcomes original research article and reviews. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Modeling and design method for net-zero carbon buildings;
• Renewable energy utilization for low-carbon buildings;
• Carbon emission calculation method for low-carbon buildings;
• Energy efficiency renovation methods for existing buildings;
• Roadmap for net-zero carbon buildings;
• Sustainable and green architecture design;
• Demand-based control and optimization;
• Modelling, control and optimization for building energy systems;
• Simulation model and sensor calibration methods;
• Artificial intelligence for building integrated renewable energy systems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jiaqiang Wang
Dr. Linfeng Zhang
Dr. Sungmin Yoon
Guest Editors

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• building energy saving
• low-carbon buildings
• building integrated renewable energy systems
• building system control and optimization