Call for Papers: Carbon Neutrality Pathways for Building Operation

 Carbon neutral technology for building operation is an international research hotspot. The planning of technological paths for energy saving and carbon reduction in building operation oriented to the goal of carbon neutrality, the research and development of disruptive technologies, and the synergistic low-carbon technologies between low-carbon in building operation and the fields of transportation, industry, and energy, are the focus of attention and the research frontiers of the relevant fields in countries all over the world. Vigorously reducing operational carbon emissions in the building sector will greatly change the concepts and methods of building construction, operation, maintenance and repair in all aspects, resulting in huge revolutionary changes in the entire industry.

Thereby, the special issue will guide and accelerate carbon neutrality pathways and technologies for building operation worldwide. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Current situation analysis, resource assessment and pathway design for low carbon building operation;
• Key low-carbon technologies in urban and rural building design and renovation;
• Energy-saving and low-carbon building mechanical and electrical system technologies;
• Low-carbon heating technologies for buildings;
• Impacts of new technologies and trends on building carbon neutrality;
• Key policy mechanisms to promote carbon neutrality in buildings;
• Non-CO₂ emission reduction in buildings, other areas related to carbon neutrality in building operations.

Paper Length

Research Article: up to ~6000 words;

Review: 5000–8000 words;

Views & Comments: up to ~2000 words, with less than five figures or tables and less than 15 references.

Guest editors:

Editorial Board of the Special Issue:

Special Issue Editors-in-Chief

Yi Jiang, Tsinghua University, China

Luisa F. Cabeza, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

Executive Editor-in-Chief

Xudong Yang, Tsinghua University, China

Special Issue Editorial Board

Bibek Bandyopadhyay, Indian National Academy of Engineering, India

Kai Cui, China Architecture Design & Research Group, China

Fariborz Haghighat, Concordia University

Baoxing Qiu, Chinese Society for Urban Studies, China

Paul Ruyssevelt，University College London, UK

Meli Stylianou，Housing & Buildings R&D for Natural Resources Canada

Ruzhu Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Hiroshi Yoshino, Tohoku University, Japan

Manuscript submission information:

Only original manuscripts can be submitted, according to the “Guide for Authors” published on the Engineering website https://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering. 

Regarding to the online submission system of Engineering, the authors are invited to follow the link “Submit your Paper”, located in the main page of the Journal website, and submit manuscript to Article Type “SI: Carbon Neutrality Pathways for Building Operation” in Engineering.

 

Deadline for Paper Submission: 31 March, 2024

 

Engineering is an international peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal is published monthly in English by Elsevier. The online version is available through http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/ 

Why publish in this Special Issue?

• Special Issue articles are published together on ScienceDirect, making it incredibly easy for other researchers to discover your work.
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• All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.