Energy Systems in Buildings and Occupant Comfort

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Dear Colleagues,

The use of energy systems in buildings to promote occupant comfort with low energy consumption levels is an important multidisciplinary topic for the future development of more sustainable occupied spaces. The objective of this new multidisciplinary topic is to collect innovative research studies on energy systems for buildings and examine their impact on occupants’ comfort. Innovative experimental studies, numerical simulations, and state-of-the-art and other original research findings are invited. For this multidisciplinary topic, we are particularly interested in inviting papers focusing on, but not limited to, the following: (i) energy systems in buildings; (ii) sustainable and renewable energy applications; (iii) HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning) systems in occupied spaces; (iv) natural and mechanical ventilation systems; (v) occupant thermal comfort, local thermal discomfort and indoor air quality; (vi) passive and active strategies in buildings; (vii) energy efficiency in buildings; (viii) design and construction strategies for buildings. Studies of advances in numerical simulation and experimental techniques are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Eusébio Z. E. Conceição
Prof. Dr. Hazim B. Awbi
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Buildings buildings	3.1	3.4	2011	15.3 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
CivilEng civileng	-	2.8	2020	24.4 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Energies energies	3.0	6.2	2008	16.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	6.8	2009	19.7 Days	CHF 2400	Submit

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