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Energy Efficient Buildings and Green Buildings 2020

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2020) | Viewed by 5244

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Chi-Ming Lai

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Department of Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
Interests: energy-efficient buildings; green building design; building energy analysis; application of renewable energies in buildings; HVAC; heat transfer; phase change materials
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Dr. Sung-Chin Chung

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Department of Creative Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu City, Taiwan
Interests: green building design; building ventilation; building acoustics; creative design

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The rapidly growing energy demand has received increasing concern regarding the exhaustion of fossil fuels, environmental impacts, and (non-)technical barriers of alternative energies. Population and economic growth, and the increasing demand for quality in the built environment imply that an upward trend in energy demand will continue in the future. The building sector accounts for 20%–50% of the national energy consumption. For this reason, energy efficiency in buildings becomes a significant objective for energy policy and practices at all levels.

Green building (also known as sustainable building, bioclimatic building, etc.) brings together an interdisciplinary combination of practices and techniques to reduce the impact of buildings on the environment and human health by considering the greenery of the site, soil water content, building energy conservation, recycling of buildings’ rainwater and daily wastewater, sustainable building structure, green materials, etc. Energy efficient building is one of the green building issues, and is closely related to other dimensions.  The Editors anticipate that this theme-oriented Issue could provide a collaborative learning base for all stakeholders and cover a wide spectrum of topics in “Energy Efficient Buildings and Green Buildings”.

Prof. Dr. Chi-Ming Lai
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Chin Chung
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • building energy demands and consumption
  • building energy conservation
  • application of renewable energies in buildings
  • energy-efficient buildings
  • green building design
  • bioclimatic building
  • sustainable design
  • smart living space
  • typology of green building
  • persuasion and co-creation of green building living
  • life cycle assessment
  • adaptive opportunity
  • carbon tracking in buildings
  • indoor environment
  • sustainability in building construction
  • new materials in building and their impact on energy demands
  • new materials in building and their impact on the ecological environment

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The Influence of High-Rise Buildings on Pedestrian-Level Wind in Surrounding Street Canyons in an Urban Renewal Project
by Tzu-Ling Huang, Chien-Yuan Kuo, Chun-Ta Tzeng and Chi-Ming Lai
Energies 2020, 13(11), 2745; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112745 - 30 May 2020
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The pedestrian wind environment in a street canyon is affected by a multitude of factors, including the height and geometric shape of the surrounding buildings, the street width, the wind direction, and speed. Wind-tunnel tests were performed to determine the effects of constructing [...] Read more.
The pedestrian wind environment in a street canyon is affected by a multitude of factors, including the height and geometric shape of the surrounding buildings, the street width, the wind direction, and speed. Wind-tunnel tests were performed to determine the effects of constructing high buildings in an urban renewal project in New Taipei City, Taiwan on the pedestrian wind environments in the surrounding street canyons. The results show that replacing the original low-rise buildings with high-rise buildings could decrease the wind speed and natural ventilation potential in certain surrounding street canyons. The flow fields generated by approaching winds in various street canyons are highly complex in this practical case study. Thus, the pedestrian wind patterns in the street canyons cannot be interpreted in terms of channeling and shielding effects alone, as is typically reported in the literature. Full article
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Indoor Temperature Improvement and Energy-Saving Renovations in Rural Houses of China’s Cold Region—A Case Study of Shandong Province
by Yanqiu Cui, Ninghan Sun, Hongbin Cai and Simeng Li
Energies 2020, 13(4), 870; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040870 - 17 Feb 2020
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With the continuous implementation of a plan for reconstruction of “Beautiful Countryside” in China, the rural environment and appearance of rural houses have been significantly improved. However, those houses in cold areas of China have great trouble with indoor temperature and heating-related energy [...] Read more.
With the continuous implementation of a plan for reconstruction of “Beautiful Countryside” in China, the rural environment and appearance of rural houses have been significantly improved. However, those houses in cold areas of China have great trouble with indoor temperature and heating-related energy consumption. After investigating the current situation of the layout, building envelope, indoor temperature, and energy consumption of the rural houses renovated by the plan of “Beautiful Countryside” in Shandong Province, this paper puts forward the improvement measures of raising indoor temperature and reducing energy consumption. On this basis, a typical rural house was selected, and DesignBuilder was utilized to simulate the effects before and after the application of different renovation measures for this house. The results show that the main way to raise indoor temperature and reduce energy consumption is to improve the thermal insulation performance of the building envelope, including renovation of the roof, exterior walls, doors and windows, and attached sunspace. In addition, combined with the achievements of “Beautiful Countryside” reconstruction, this paper shall propose specific renovation practices which are suitable for different rural houses. Based on the level of economic development in rural areas, it also puts forward some feasible renovation paths for different rural areas, and further provides references for other areas to carry out relevant work in the future. Full article
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