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A smart city is a modern technology-driven urban area which uses sensing devices, information, and communication technology connected to the internet of things (IoTs) for the optimum and efficient utilization of infrastructures and services with the goal of improving the living conditions of citizens. Increasing populations, lower budgets, limited resources, and compatibility of the upgraded technologies are some of the few problems affecting the implementation of smart cities. Hence, there is continuous advancement regarding technologies for the implementation of smart cities. The aim of this Special Issue is to report on the design and development of integrated/smart sensors, a universal interfacing platform, along with the IoT framework, extending it to next-generation communication networks for monitoring parameters of interest with the goal of achieving smart cities. The proposed universal interfacing platform with the IoT framework will solve many challenging issues and significantly boost the growth of IoT-related applications, not just in the environmental monitoring domain but in the other key areas, such as smart home, assistive technology for the elderly care, smart city with smart waste management, smart E-metering, smart water supply, intelligent traffic control, smart grid, remote healthcare applications, etc., signifying benefits for all countries.

n/a --- data mining algorithms --- pressure sensors --- proactive content delivery --- Elman neural network --- cockroaches --- capacitive sensor --- renewable energy --- indoor comfort --- impedance measurement --- Internet of things (IoT) --- context awareness --- redundant capacity --- city behavior --- secondary traffic --- SDN --- ontology --- bi-reflector solar PV system (BRPVS) --- air quality --- ontology development --- assistive living --- sol-gel technique --- decision support system --- ambient assisted living --- LCC converter --- insect surveillance --- sensitivity --- wireless sensor node (WSN) --- unpowered --- load balancing --- wireless sensor network --- dynamic range --- solar --- anomaly detection --- location-based social networks --- real-time assessment --- porous alumina --- IoT --- building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) --- carbon nanotubes --- six-port structure --- domestic environment reconfiguration --- half bridge --- smart mat --- cloud computing --- differentiated services --- reflection-based --- nanocomposite sensor --- ppm --- chemical sensors --- sensor systems and applications --- tensile testing --- WSN --- smart traps --- ontology-based application --- hotel room comfort

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As the century begins, natural resources are under increasing pressure, threatening public health and development. As a result, the balance between man and nature has been disrupted, with climatic changes whose effects are starting to be irreversible. Due to the relationship between the quality of the indoor built environment and its energy demand, thermal comfort issues are still relevant in the disciplinary debate. This is also because the indoor environment has a potential impact on occupants' health and productivity, affecting their physical and psychological conditions. To achieve a sustainable compromise in terms of comfort and energy requirements, several challenging questions must be answered with regard to design, technical, engineering, psychological, and physiological issues and, finally, potential interactions with other IEQ issues that require a holistic way to conceive the building envelope design. This Special Issue collected original research and review articles on innovative designs, systems, and/or control domains that can enhance thermal comfort, work productivity, and wellbeing in a built environment, along with works considering the integration of human factors in buildings’ energy performance.

History of engineering & technology --- smart broiler chamber --- ventilation system --- wind velocity --- age of air --- computational fluid dynamics --- simulation analysis --- user awareness --- energy consumption --- individual metering --- feedback strategies --- N-ZEB --- IoT --- Trombe wall --- thermal comfort --- passive heating systems --- heat accumulation --- thermal comfort models --- thermal comfort assessment --- Fanger’s models --- moderate environments --- sport facilities --- desert cooler --- evaporative cooling --- indoor air quality --- liquid desiccant --- effectiveness model --- moisture removal --- PMV --- comfort indices --- software --- app --- building simulation --- health and comfort --- evaluation indicators --- work environments --- indoor environmental quality --- indoor comfort --- human health --- clothing thermal insulation --- thermoregulation model --- Tanabe model --- infrared camera --- indoor air quality (IAQ) --- hybrid ventilation --- demand controlled ventilation (DCV) --- internet of things (IoT) --- soft-sensor --- convolution neural networks --- draught --- cooling period --- open office --- thermal sensation --- biological structure and composition --- tissue temperature --- bioheat model --- MRI analysis --- sensitivity analysis

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As the century begins, natural resources are under increasing pressure, threatening public health and development. As a result, the balance between man and nature has been disrupted, with climatic changes whose effects are starting to be irreversible. Due to the relationship between the quality of the indoor built environment and its energy demand, thermal comfort issues are still relevant in the disciplinary debate. This is also because the indoor environment has a potential impact on occupants' health and productivity, affecting their physical and psychological conditions. To achieve a sustainable compromise in terms of comfort and energy requirements, several challenging questions must be answered with regard to design, technical, engineering, psychological, and physiological issues and, finally, potential interactions with other IEQ issues that require a holistic way to conceive the building envelope design. This Special Issue collected original research and review articles on innovative designs, systems, and/or control domains that can enhance thermal comfort, work productivity, and wellbeing in a built environment, along with works considering the integration of human factors in buildings’ energy performance.

smart broiler chamber --- ventilation system --- wind velocity --- age of air --- computational fluid dynamics --- simulation analysis --- user awareness --- energy consumption --- individual metering --- feedback strategies --- N-ZEB --- IoT --- Trombe wall --- thermal comfort --- passive heating systems --- heat accumulation --- thermal comfort models --- thermal comfort assessment --- Fanger’s models --- moderate environments --- sport facilities --- desert cooler --- evaporative cooling --- indoor air quality --- liquid desiccant --- effectiveness model --- moisture removal --- PMV --- comfort indices --- software --- app --- building simulation --- health and comfort --- evaluation indicators --- work environments --- indoor environmental quality --- indoor comfort --- human health --- clothing thermal insulation --- thermoregulation model --- Tanabe model --- infrared camera --- indoor air quality (IAQ) --- hybrid ventilation --- demand controlled ventilation (DCV) --- internet of things (IoT) --- soft-sensor --- convolution neural networks --- draught --- cooling period --- open office --- thermal sensation --- biological structure and composition --- tissue temperature --- bioheat model --- MRI analysis --- sensitivity 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.

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

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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