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This second volume of the Special Issue includes 13 contributions, from across the world, with very interesting research topics such as: Energy Intensity Reduction; Large-Scale Non-Residential Buildings; Dynamic Control of HVAC with Heat Pumps; Reed Potential as a Regenerative Building Material and Their Performance Characterisation; Experimental Evaluation of Energy-Efficiency in a Holistically Designed Building; A Case Study of Design and Energy Performance Analysis of a Hotel Building in a Hot and Dry Climate; Internal Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer Coefficients for a Vertical Wall in a Residential Building; Passive Façade Performance Evaluation with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) during the Architectural Design Process; Thermal Performance Improvement of Double-Pane Lightweight Steel Framed (LSF) Walls Using Thermal Break Strips (TBS) and Reflective Foils; Energy Performance of Buildings with Thermochromic Windows in Mediterranean Climates; Energy Performance and Benchmarking for University Classrooms in Hot and Humid Climates; Effect of HVAC’s Management on Indoor Thermo-Hygrometric Comfort and Energy Balance: In Situ Assessments on a Real nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB); Stochastic-Based Optimisation Approach towards the Integration of Photovoltaic Panels in Multi-Residential Social Housing; Effect of Climate Change and Occupant Behaviour on the Environmental Impact of the Heating/Cooling Systems of a Real Apartment: A Parametric Study through Life Cycle Assessment; Road Thermal Collector for Building Heating in South Europe (Italy): Numerical Modeling and Design of an Experimental Set-Up.

Technology: general issues --- Chemical engineering --- energy efficiency improvement --- HVAC operation --- dynamic optimization --- sustainability --- reed (Arundo donax) --- material characterisation --- natural materials --- vernacular architecture --- holistic --- energy management system --- sustainable --- building performance --- thermal performance --- indoor comfort --- energy performance --- design parameters --- energy simulation --- building envelope --- convection --- radiation --- heat transfer coefficient --- correlation --- climate-adaptive building shells --- sustainable design --- energy efficiency --- shape-memory alloy --- climate change --- experimental assessment --- double-pane --- lightweight steel frame (LSF) --- partition walls --- aerogel thermal break strips --- aluminium reflective foils --- thermochromic coatings --- solar transmittance --- solar reflectance --- Energy Use Intensity --- higher education buildings --- energy consumption --- benchmarking --- hot and humid climates --- EnergyPlus --- nZEB --- HVAC management --- monitoring campaign --- load matching --- computational fluid dynamics --- social housing --- energy demand --- energy refurbishment --- internal gains --- occupation rate --- life cycle cost --- life cycle assessment (LCA) --- ReCiPe indicator --- global warming potential (GWP) indicator --- environmental impact --- heating and cooling systems --- occupant behaviour --- road thermal collector --- borehole thermal storage --- alternative energy system