Indoor Environment and Thermal Comfort in Sustainable Buildings
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
Interests: generative design; sustainable building design; daylighting; building energy; machine learning
Interests: risk assessment; fragility; hazard; finite element analysis; earthquake engineering; structural dynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The indoor environment and the level of thermal comfort within buildings significantly impacts the well-being, health, and productivity of its occupants. As the emphasis on sustainable building practices continues to grow, there is an increasing need to focus on optimizing indoor environments while balancing energy efficiency. In this Special Issue, we are inviting submissions of high-caliber original research articles that dive deep into various aspects related to the indoor environment and thermal comfort in sustainable buildings. We are keen to spotlight both theoretical insights and practical applications that uphold rigorous technical standards across interdisciplinary domains. Such a focus is pivotal in enriching our understanding of how one methodology or finding in a particular field might be leveraged in another.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue encompass but are not restricted to:
- Building materials and their thermal properties;
- HVAC systems and their efficiency in sustainable buildings;
- Indoor air quality and its effects on thermal comfort;
- Passive design strategies for thermal optimization;
- Monitoring, sensors, and feedback systems for indoor environmental quality;
- Energy-efficient solutions for maintaining indoor thermal comfort;
- Human behavior, perception, and adaptation to indoor thermal environments;
- Advanced machine learning and numerical techniques for predicting and analyzing indoor climates;
- Building certification standards related to indoor thermal comfort;
- Case studies showcasing innovative thermal comfort solutions in sustainable buildings;
- Effects of climate change on indoor thermal comfort and the need for adaptive solutions.
We anticipate that the contributions to this Special Issue will drive conversations, inspire further research, and inform practices that bring us closer to achieving sustainable and comfortable indoor environments in the built landscape.
Dr. Jaewook Lee
Dr. Seunghyun Eem
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- thermal comfort
- energy efficiency
- sustainable buildings
