Adaptive cloudiness index for enhanced photovoltaic energy prediction and management in low-income smart homes using geographic information system
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Engineering: Enhancing Thermal Behavior and Buildings’ Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction
Nowadays, energy and sustainability are two of the major concerns of mankind. Given the actual relevant energy consumption share of the building sector, innovative design solutions and optimal thermal performance of buildings are key to reduce energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions, while maintaining comfort of occupants. Additionally, seeking a more environmentally efficient use of resources is also critical. This Topical Collection is dedicated to the analysis of recent advances on: (1) thermal performance of building’s elements (e.g. walls, floors, roofs, windows, doors, etc.); (2) energy efficiency in buildings; (3) sustainable construction. All types of research approaches are welcomed, namely: theoretical, experimental, numerical, analytical, computational, case studies, and their combinations. The main criteria for paper acceptance are the academic excellence, the scientific soundness, as well as the originality and novelty of applications, methods, fundamental findings or experiments.
Editors
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Paulo Santos
Dr. Paulo Santos, Associate Professor, University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is an Integrated member of ISISE research centre. The main actual scientific research fields are Thermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable Construction, with focus on the Lightweight Steel Framed (LSF) construction system. Author of around 180 scientific publications. He has near 2,500 citations and 68,100 reads on Research Gate (Berlin), with an h-index of 24. Supervisor of 53 master/doctoral theses. Participated in around 12 funded European and Portuguese research projects. Principal Investigator of the Tyre4BuildIns research project.
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Ligia Moga
Dr. Ligia Moga, Associate Professor, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the coordinator of the Green Building Master and several postgraduate courses in buildings energetics field. She is also the coordinator of the research group Research Collective in Physics and Protection of Buildings (RCPPB) within TUCN. Dr. Moga’s research interests are high-performance buildings, numerical modelling of hygrothermal behaviour, energy audit of buildings, development of specialized software, the environmental impact of buildings and green technologies.
