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This Special Issue includes 20 contributions from across the world with very interesting and current research topics, such as insulation solutions and CO2 emissions; thermal transmittance of LSF walls; statistics for China’s building energy consumption; natural ventilation; thermal behavior of an earthbag building; thermal performance and comfort in a vernacular building; overheating risk under future extreme weather conditions; analytical methods to estimate the thermal transmittance of LSF walls; model simplification on energy and comfort simulation analysis; Trombe wall thermal behavior and energy efficiency of an LSF compartment; new metering hot box for in situ hygrothermal measurement; mechanical and thermal performance of compressed earth blocks; life-cycle assessment of a new house; energy analyses of Serbian buildings with horizontal overhangs; thermal properties of mortar blocks by using recycled glass; prediction of cooling energy consumption building using machine learning techniques; occupants’ behavior, climate change, heating, and cooling energy needs of buildings; a new method for establishing a hygrothermally controlled test room; nonintrusive measurements to incorporate the air renovations in dynamic models; and retrofit of existing buildings with aerogel panels.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- energy demand analysis --- insulation materials --- climate zones --- envelope --- CO2 emissions --- LSF construction --- facade wall --- partition wall --- thermal transmittance --- thermal bridges --- parametric study --- numerical simulations --- building energy statistics --- building energy consumption --- energy balance sheet --- building energy efficiency --- China --- building automation systems --- heating control --- energy savings --- earth building --- thermal comfort --- passive design --- monitoring and simulation --- glazed balcony --- indoor comfort --- passive strategies --- thermal performance --- vernacular architecture --- overheating risk --- evaluation --- cold climates --- lightweight steel frame --- LSF walls --- U-value --- analytical methods --- calculation procedures --- accuracy --- Model simplifications --- Thermal and visual comfort --- Energy performance --- IDA ICE --- Residential building --- passive solar --- Trombe wall --- light steel frame --- thermal behavior --- energy efficiency --- Mediterranean climate --- office use --- residential use --- heating set-points --- metering hot box --- in situ --- hygrothermal measurement --- dynamic conditions --- historic masonries --- HeLLo --- compressed earth blocks (CEBs) --- compressive strength --- durability --- guarded hot box --- LCA --- environmental impact --- house --- building envelope --- building --- overhangs --- energy consumption --- optimization --- GenOpt --- EnergyPlus --- crushed glass --- periodic thermal transmittance --- energy demand --- adaptive comfort --- social housing --- heating and cooling system --- optimization and management --- energy use prediction --- neural network --- support vector machine --- occupant behavior --- climate changes --- energy needs --- ventilation --- residential buildings --- DesignBuilder --- water vapor resistivity --- hygrothermal modeling --- condensation --- mold --- hygrothermal properties --- moisture transport --- inter-laboratory testing --- building energy --- performance assessment --- air renovation --- non-intrusive measurements --- on-board monitoring --- aerogel --- dynamic simulation --- retrofitting --- economic analysis --- energy demand analysis --- insulation materials --- climate zones --- envelope --- CO2 emissions --- LSF construction --- facade wall --- partition wall --- thermal transmittance --- thermal bridges --- parametric study --- numerical simulations --- building energy statistics --- building energy consumption --- energy balance sheet --- building energy efficiency --- China --- building automation systems --- heating control --- energy savings --- earth building --- thermal comfort --- passive design --- monitoring and simulation --- glazed balcony --- indoor comfort --- passive strategies --- thermal performance --- vernacular architecture --- overheating risk --- evaluation --- cold climates --- lightweight steel frame --- LSF walls --- U-value --- analytical methods --- calculation procedures --- accuracy --- Model simplifications --- Thermal and visual comfort --- Energy performance --- IDA ICE --- Residential building --- passive solar --- Trombe wall --- light steel frame --- thermal behavior --- energy efficiency --- Mediterranean climate --- office use --- residential use --- heating set-points --- metering hot box --- in situ --- hygrothermal measurement --- dynamic conditions --- historic masonries --- HeLLo --- compressed earth blocks (CEBs) --- compressive strength --- durability --- guarded hot box --- LCA --- environmental impact --- house --- building envelope --- building --- overhangs --- energy consumption --- optimization --- GenOpt --- EnergyPlus --- crushed glass --- periodic thermal transmittance --- energy demand --- adaptive comfort --- social housing --- heating and cooling system --- optimization and management --- energy use prediction --- neural network --- support vector machine --- occupant behavior --- climate changes --- energy needs --- ventilation --- residential buildings --- DesignBuilder --- water vapor resistivity --- hygrothermal modeling --- condensation --- mold --- hygrothermal properties --- moisture transport --- inter-laboratory testing --- building energy --- performance assessment --- air renovation --- non-intrusive measurements --- on-board monitoring --- aerogel --- dynamic simulation --- retrofitting --- economic analysis

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This Special Issue includes 20 contributions from across the world with very interesting and current research topics, such as insulation solutions and CO2 emissions; thermal transmittance of LSF walls; statistics for China’s building energy consumption; natural ventilation; thermal behavior of an earthbag building; thermal performance and comfort in a vernacular building; overheating risk under future extreme weather conditions; analytical methods to estimate the thermal transmittance of LSF walls; model simplification on energy and comfort simulation analysis; Trombe wall thermal behavior and energy efficiency of an LSF compartment; new metering hot box for in situ hygrothermal measurement; mechanical and thermal performance of compressed earth blocks; life-cycle assessment of a new house; energy analyses of Serbian buildings with horizontal overhangs; thermal properties of mortar blocks by using recycled glass; prediction of cooling energy consumption building using machine learning techniques; occupants’ behavior, climate change, heating, and cooling energy needs of buildings; a new method for establishing a hygrothermally controlled test room; nonintrusive measurements to incorporate the air renovations in dynamic models; and retrofit of existing buildings with aerogel panels.

energy demand analysis --- insulation materials --- climate zones --- envelope --- CO2 emissions --- LSF construction --- facade wall --- partition wall --- thermal transmittance --- thermal bridges --- parametric study --- numerical simulations --- building energy statistics --- building energy consumption --- energy balance sheet --- building energy efficiency --- China --- building automation systems --- heating control --- energy savings --- earth building --- thermal comfort --- passive design --- monitoring and simulation --- glazed balcony --- indoor comfort --- passive strategies --- thermal performance --- vernacular architecture --- overheating risk --- evaluation --- cold climates --- lightweight steel frame --- LSF walls --- U-value --- analytical methods --- calculation procedures --- accuracy --- Model simplifications --- Thermal and visual comfort --- Energy performance --- IDA ICE --- Residential building --- passive solar --- Trombe wall --- light steel frame --- thermal behavior --- energy efficiency --- Mediterranean climate --- office use --- residential use --- heating set-points --- metering hot box --- in situ --- hygrothermal measurement --- dynamic conditions --- historic masonries --- HeLLo --- compressed earth blocks (CEBs) --- compressive strength --- durability --- guarded hot box --- LCA --- environmental impact --- house --- building envelope --- building --- overhangs --- energy consumption --- optimization --- GenOpt --- EnergyPlus --- crushed glass --- periodic thermal transmittance --- energy demand --- adaptive comfort --- social housing --- heating and cooling system --- optimization and management --- energy use prediction --- neural network --- support vector machine --- occupant behavior --- climate changes --- energy needs --- ventilation --- residential buildings --- DesignBuilder --- water vapor resistivity --- hygrothermal modeling --- condensation --- mold --- hygrothermal properties --- moisture transport --- inter-laboratory testing --- building energy --- performance assessment --- air renovation --- non-intrusive measurements --- on-board monitoring --- aerogel --- dynamic simulation --- retrofitting --- economic analysis

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This Special Issue “Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Flexibility in Smart Buildings” addresses the relevant role of buildings as strategic instruments to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the overall energy system. This role of the built environment is not yet fully developed and exploited and the book content contributes to increasing the general awareness of achievable benefits. In particular, different topics are discussed, such as optimal control, innovative efficient technologies, methodological approaches, and country analysis about energy efficiency and energy flexibility potential of the built environment. The Special Issue offers valuable insights into the most recent research developments worldwide.

Research & information: general --- real-time optimal control --- system coefficient of performance --- event-driven optimal control --- building energy efficiency --- heat wheel --- direct expansion cooling --- ventilation system --- energy consumption --- load forecast fuzzy (LFF) control --- SVM method --- building HVAC system --- time delay effect --- optimal control strategy --- phase change material --- hysteresis --- simulations --- EnergyPlus --- thermal energy storage --- green roofs --- buildings --- air conditioning --- energy efficiency --- mediterranean area --- building energy consumption --- building load forecasting --- rough set theory --- thermal improved of buildings --- single-family house --- detached house --- energy renovation --- deep retrofit --- power demand --- electric heating --- ground-source heat pump --- hybrid energy system --- microgrid --- military applications --- renewable energy --- remote areas --- electricity --- HVAC --- demand forecasting --- flexibility --- office building --- Smart Grid --- fault correction --- fault detection and diagnostics --- building operation --- field testing --- nZEB, BIPV --- room ventilation --- dynamic thermal insulation --- multi-parametric model --- energy optimization --- steady-state control --- building energy control system --- comfort and engineering --- buidling simulation (EnergyPlus and MATLAB) --- long-term thermal energy storage --- seasonal thermal energy storage --- thermochemical energy storage --- liquid sorption storage --- power-to-heat --- seasonal energy flexibility --- seasonal load shifting --- virtual battery effect --- design-time optimization --- cost modeling and simulation --- cyber-physical system --- electrical energy system --- sustainable energy planning --- sustainable power planning --- design space exploration --- SystemC-AMS --- window frames --- numerical analysis --- hot box --- sensitivity analysis --- demand flexibility --- control system --- optimization --- resiliency --- smart buildings --- distributed energy resources --- model predictive control --- data-driven model --- artificial neural network --- physical building model --- energy flexibility --- urban scale --- building energy simulation --- regression --- building archetypes --- energy performance of buildings --- solar passive systems --- low energy buildings --- smart districts --- smart grids --- smart readiness indicator --- energy performance of buildings directive --- load shifting --- demand response --- building-integrated photovoltaics --- BIPV --- hidden coloured BIPV module --- BIPV integration --- photovoltaic --- PV