Sustainable Smart Cities and Society Development

Dear Colleagues,

With the continuous deterioration of the global warming, reducing carbon emissions from human activities has become an extremely urgent task to solve, aiming to finally achieve a sustainable development of our cities and society. Builldings, as a widely acknowledged major energy consumer in our society, can definitely make significant contributions to this task.

In the past decades, many scholars have dedicated themselves in delivering low-energy buildings, which can be achieved from various aspects, such as developing more energy-efficient systems, utilizing renewable energy and promoting more energy-efficient/smart behaviour. Additionally, relevant regulations for building design will also promote the progression of delivering low-energy buidings in our society. Beyond these, a better understanding on how individual building can better fit in a larger scale, such as a community or a city, is also highly required.

This Special Issue focuses on recent research in developing low-energy buildings that will contribute to achieving sustainable/smart cities and society. The scope includes the above mentioned topics, with both research articles and review articles are welcome. The aim of this issue is to provide an interactive platfrom for researchers in relevant areas to share their current ideas, and to promote the speed of achieving sustainable cities/society from buildings.

Dr. Shen Wei
Dr. Chen Shuqin
Dr. Wang Yaran
Guest Editors

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