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Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Smart Buildings
The building sector is one of the largest contributors to the world’s total energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which should be reduced by 55%. To achieve a 55% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, the final energy consumption, energy consumption for heating and cooling, and greenhouse gas emission of buildings in the EU should be reduced by 14%, 18%, and 60% respectively. Several building energy-related technologies have been introduced and developed to support these global challenges of reducing building energy consumption and GHG emissions, including passive design and active system measures. According to the European Commission, by 2030, about 35 million buildings could be renovated, and almost 160,000 jobs generated in the EU. Furthermore, prompting energy renovations can reduce energy poverty in European countries. To accelerate the implementation of energy-efficient renovations in buildings, one should comprehensively address sustainability, as energy renovations can present various possibilities and provide numerous social, economic, and environmental benefits. The smart building concept has become a prominent theme in recent years. The transformation in the smart product market and energy management service industry has led to the growth of smart building technologies globally.
The Topic Collection “Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Smart Buildings” provides a platform to publish both reviews and original research papers on the design and implementation of the smart building and sustainability concept to promote energy sustainability and improve the quality of life of citizens.
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Energy Efficient Buildings; Indoor Environment; Renewable Technologies; Energy Management; Storage Systems; Emerging Materials And Nanomaterials; Modeling And Numerical Simulation; Sustainability; Energy Policy
Editors
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João Quesado Delgado
Dr. João Quesado Delgado, PhD., University of Porto, Portugal. He is the assistant researcher and Member of the R&D unit CONSTRUCT- Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from FEUP (2002). His research focuses on Building Physics and Building Technology applied to the development of efficient buildings: energy efficiency, thermal comfort, hydrothermal behavior, active and passive systems; building monitoring; rising damp; 3D printing, and building pathology and rehabilitation.
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Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima
Dr. Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima, Professor, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil. He obtained a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (1995), and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering From the State University of Campinas (1999). He is a Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Campina Grande with experience in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on heat and mass transfer, Fluid flow, applied mathematics, variation principles, and numerical Methods, acting on the following subjects: finite volume, drying and driers, multiphase flow and porous media.
