Energy-Related Building Materials, Structure and Air Quality
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 7661
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fire safety engineering; circular economy; recycling of ceramic and glass materials; special concretes resistant to high temperatures; assessment of engineering structures
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Interests: environment (air pollution in particular, but also noise pollution): atmospheric pollution (PM, PAHs, heavy metals, gaseous pollutants); environmental data analysis; environmental engineering; environmental epidemiology; environmental exposure; environmental health; environmental impact assessment; environmental management; environmental monitoring; environmental pollution; environmental protection; environmental toxicology; renewable energy sources; health (respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD) in particular, but also allergies and cardiovascular diseases (IHD)): airway obstruction; health impact assessment; health risk assessment; environmental medicine; exposure assessment; pulmonary function test
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Interests: concrete; building materials; concrete structures; circular economy; special concretes resistant to high temperatures; assessment of engineering structures.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy consumption in construction can be reduced through activities both at the design, implementation and use stage of buildings. These activities should be carried out as widely as possible to obtain the greatest economic and environmental benefits. Currently, various types of cements and aggregates are used for the production of ready-mixed concrete, using various types of admixtures and additives, thus obtaining specific material properties of the concrete mix. Every year, its production in the world increases. On the other hand, opponents of concrete claim that its production consumes large amounts of energy and contributes to the degradation of the natural environment, inter alia, by using natural resources in the form of aggregates. At the same time, every year the world economy for the production of concrete requires more and more cement, which produces gigantic amounts of greenhouse gases in the form of CO2. The production of cement itself requires an enormous amount of energy. Air pollution is one of the most important environmental problems in the world and, according to WHO, also the greatest threat to human health. There are many sources for air pollution, but the municipal and housing sector contributes to this problem to a large extent in many places around the world, including Poland. This is mainly due to the method of generating thermal energy, but also to the preparation of meals in individual households, where solid fuels (coal, wood, and other biomass) are burned in individual furnaces (boilers, stoves, fireplaces, etc.). In this Special Issue, we will focus on the presentation of scientific works on the issues of energy production in buildings and air pollution that may arise as a result of the use of solid fuels. Particular emphasis will also be placed on minimizing emissions. At the same time, we want to raise the issue of the use of modern building materials based on recycling technology, modern thermal insulation materials and consider the fire safety aspects of building structures Particular emphasis will be placed on works related to technologies reducing energy consumption in construction at various stages of their formation. In this special issue, we also want to address the issues of environmental protection, in terms of reducing energy demand, as well as the circular economy.
Prof. Dr. Paweł Ogrodnik
Prof. Dr. Artur Badyda
Dr. Jacek Szulej
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy-saving materials
- thermal insulation materials
- phase change materials
- new building materials
- thermal comfort
- fire safety engineering
- circular economy
- recycling of ceramic and glass materials
- special concretes resistant to high temperatures
- assessment of engineering structures
- building environmental control
- human health and comfort related to energy
- air pollution
- ambient air quality
- indoor air quality
- emissions from the municipal and household sector
- concrete structures
