Nearly 17.5% of greenhouse gas emissions come from energy use in buildings on a global scale, so improving building energy efficiency is one of the technological solutions to achieve carbon neutrality in buildings. Energy-efficient buildings provide a comfortable living environment with minimal energy consumption and waste, thereby maximizing energy conservation. An integrated building energy system combining advanced technologies such as renewable energy, high-performance building materials and efficient energy equipment is an indispensable way for creating energy-efficient buildings. Moreover, utilizing energy simulation software to model and optimize systems through algorithms to achieve maximum energy efficiency has become crucial and urgent for promoting carbon neutrality in the construction industry.

This research topic aims to investigate the problem related to high energy consumption and carbon emissions in the building sector, thereby providing strategies to integrate renewable energy and advanced technology, improve the energy efficiency of building energy systems and reduce carbon emissions. Research is required for advanced building materials, building envelope structures, renewable energy technologies, energy-saving behavior and thermal comfort of personnel, building performance simulation and so on. We hope to use appropriate simulation software and optimization algorithms to analyze the combination schemes between different renewable energy resources and building construction technologies. Seeking better strategies for building energy utilization and providing practical and feasible solutions for the carbon neutrality of the construction industry are also welcomed to this topic.

This research topic targets articles related to building energy, and the themes include the following but are not limited to:
1. Application of advanced materials in buildings;
2. Design and optimization of efficient building envelopes;
3. Personnel thermal comfort and behavior;
4. Building light environment and energy efficiency;
5. Renewable energy technologies and systems for buildings;
6. Ventilation and energy conservation for built spaces;
7. Energy storage technology for flexible buildings;
8. Energy simulation and performance evaluation for building energy systems;
9. Intelligent control and optimization algorithm in building energy management;
10. Economic and feasibility analysis of efficient building energy systems;
11. Building carbon emission analysis for construction, operation and demolition;
12. Environmental impacts of building energy consumption.

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