Special Issue:Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models

The goal of this Special Issue is to call for contributions that research opportunities in building energy saving and efficiency improvement by adopting various simulation techniques, including either analytical, empirical, or numerical models. I cordially invite authors to submit papers for consideration and publication in the Special Issue, “Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models”.

Guest Editors: 

Dr. Pengyuan Shen

Email:shenpengyuan@hit.edu.cn

Harbin Institute of Technology

Dr. Yunkyu Yi 

Email:ykyi@illinois.edu

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Huilong Wang

Email:  wanghuilong@szu.edu.cn

Shenzhen University

Submissions Deadline: 31 March 2023

Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/special_issues/P8JFSBW089

ARCH 576 High Performance Building Design – Fall 2021

The primary goals of this course are to introduce students to theoretical and analytical approaches to evaluate building performance through computational simulation. Students will learn how to utilize computational tools at an advanced level, and utilize them as applications to examine an existing building. Using the results of analytical techniques, the students will develop sustainable design strategies.