Thermal Comfort and Building Energy Consumption
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2024 | Viewed by 427
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building thermal environment; human thermal comfort and building energy-efficiency
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Interests: building meteorological year; building energy consumption; external design conditions for building energy-efficiency; building energy simulation; building climatology
Interests: building thermal engineering; building energy consumption; heat and moisture transfer
Interests: green building; thermal comfort; natural ventilation; heat pump; renewable energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A well-designed building that balances energy efficiency and thermal comfort can reduce building energy consumption and carbon emissions while also safeguarding the health and well-being of building occupants. The outdoor climate is the most direct external environmental system impacting buildings, which affects the indoor environment through the building envelope and creates an indoor microclimate environment for human habitation. The determination of the comfort range for the indoor thermal environment serves as the foundation for establishing the HVAC system settings. Such settings not only impact the energy consumption of the building but also influence the user's quality of life and work efficiency. An excellent thermal performance design of the building envelope, adapted to the local climate, can substantially mitigate the impact of outdoor temperatures on the indoor thermal environment. Such design brings the indoor temperature closer to the human body's thermal comfort zone and reduces HVAC system design load, as well as operating time, leading to reduced building energy consumption. Hence, a collaborative approach to tackle the scientific inquiries in the intricate interconnected "Climate-Building-Human" system is crucial for building energy-efficient designs. Refining outdoor meteorological data, determining accurate values for thermal design parameters of building envelopes, and comprehending the dynamic thermal comfort requirements of indoor occupants are essential elements for resolving the challenges of building energy-efficient designs.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to present the latest advancements in outdoor meteorological data, building thermal performance design, thermal and moisture properties of building materials, indoor thermal environment control, and human thermal comfort demands that impact building energy consumption.
Dr. Wuxing Zheng
Prof. Dr. Honglian Li
Dr. Wen Yang
Dr. Xi Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- building energy efficiency
- human thermal comfort
- indoor thermal environment typical meteorological year (TMY)
- outdoor climate potential of buildings
- building thermal performance
- thermal and moisture physical properties
- passive building design
- optimization design of energy saving
- multi-objective optimization
- evaluation and control of indoor thermal environment external and internal design conditions for building energy efficiency
- outdoor design parameters on thermal comfort
- thermal environment and energy efficiency in sustainable buildings
- smart building technologies in energy efficiency and thermal comfort
- applications of outdoor design parameters in extreme climatic conditions
