ZEMCH International Research Series

Dear Colleagues,

In response to growing global warming issues and the constant increase in energy prices, housing suppliers today have become more responsible for the delivery of net zero energy and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission homes than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns caused mental stress, depressive conditions, and economic issues to many individuals and families. Sustainable housing design today is encountering complex challenges with the requirement to improve not only the physical performance and affordability of the built environments but also humans’ mental health and wellbeing. Housing is indeed a system of energy and environment, and it needs to accommodate societal and individual needs, desires, and expectations for healthy, comfortable, and affordable domestic living environments over the lifespan. To meet the dynamic diverse challenges, the global ZEMCH R&D movement has been launched. ZEMCH is an acronym meaning “Zero Energy Mass Custom Home” that reflects the social, economic, environmental, and human dimensions of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

This MDPI Sustainability Topical Collection Special Issue titled “ZEMCH International Research Series” aims to serve as a global depository of multidisciplinary technical knowledge required for ZEMCH delivery in developed and developing countries. The topics of this collection can be highlighted as follows:

1. Zero energy housing and community development
2. Humanitarian community planning for sustainability
3. Social sustainability in the built environment
4. Economic sustainability in the built environment
5. Environmental sustainability in the built environment
6. Human sustainability in the built environment
7. Sustainable housing design science and engineering
8. Sustainable community design science and engineering
9. Industrialization of sustainable housing
10. Mass customization in housing
11. Mass personalization in housing
12. Renewable energy innovation

Prof. Dr. Haşim Altan
Prof. Dr. Shaila Bantanur
Prof. Dr. Carlos Torres Formoso
Prof. Dr. Antonio Frattari
Dr. Arman Hashemi
Prof. Dr. Jun-Tae Kim
Dr. Masa Noguchi
Dr. John Odhiambo Onyango
Prof. Dr. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul
Prof. Dr. Sara Jane Wilkinson
Collection Editors

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