This Editorial briefly introduces and organizes the worthy studies provided in the Special Issue of Energy and Buildings, entitled “Future technologies for building sector to accelerate energy transition: a special issue”. The main topics of selected papers are herein summarized, proposing scientific studies concerning the next generation buildings, and thus mandatory targets of energy efficiency, reduction of energy demands, novel technologies for building envelope and active energy systems, on-site conversion from renewable energy sources. Both areas of the building industry are considered, and thus decarbonization of existing buildings and novel constructions characterized by mandatory energy performance levels of nearly, net- and plus-energy buildings. These topics are crucial for improving building performance, and reducing energy consumption, with reference to both the heating and cooling seasons, therefore addressing the new and mandatory challenges of zero-energy and zero-emission buildings, also taking into account climate change. The results of manuscripts published in this special issue show worthy potential and real achievements, with significant reductions in energy demands and emissions, and therefore they underline the usefulness of traditional and novel technologies and strategies for buildings, highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of novel design and retrofitting methods and solutions. The debated topics are essential to dealing with climate change, reducing energy poverty, environmental impact, local overheating and UHIs, going, finally, in the direction of a mandatory, sustainable, and smart future for the building sector.

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建筑行业的未来技术加速能源转型


本社论简要介绍并整理了《能源与建筑》特刊中提供的有价值的研究，题为“建筑行业加速能源转型的未来技术：特刊”。本文总结了所选论文的主要主题，提出了有关下一代建筑的科学研究，从而提出了能源效率、减少能源需求、建筑围护结构和主动能源系统的新技术、可再生能源现场转换的强制性目标。考虑了建筑行业的两个领域，因此现有建筑和新型建筑的脱碳，其特点是近、净和加能源建筑的强制性能源性能水平。这些主题对于提高建筑性能和降低能源消耗至关重要，涉及供暖和制冷季节，因此在考虑到气候变化的情况下，应对零能耗和零排放建筑的新挑战和强制性挑战。本期特刊上发表的手稿结果显示了有价值的潜力和真正的成就，显著减少了能源需求和排放，因此它们强调了传统和新颖技术和策略对建筑的有用性，突出了新颖设计和改造方法和解决方案的经济和环境效益。辩论的话题对于应对气候变化、减少能源贫困、环境影响、局部过热和 UHI 至关重要，最终，朝着建筑行业的强制性、可持续和智能未来发展。