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Architectural glazing has several advantages in terms of aesthetics and user well-being perspectives. However, they can have large impacts on heating and cooling demands and artificial lighting requirements. Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cushion systems present adequate insulating and transparency characteristics, and, combined with organic p...
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... simulation was conducted following the EN 673 regulation for glazing elements [25]. According to this regulation, the boundary conditions indicated in Figure 5 were assumed. The convective heat transfer coefficients were set at 7.7 W/(m 2 K) and 25 W/(m 2 K) for the internal and external ETFE layers, respectively. ...
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With realization that world's resources are limited, a number of initiatives in all global regions emerged to pursue a common goal of sustainable management of energy and material loops. The intensively researched topics are traditionally gathered under the roof of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems conferences (SDEWES), which in its 16th edition saw a highly focused and impacting research contributions, tackling the cross-sectoral development and introduction of novel technologies and processes, all devoted to implementation and examination of possible solutions to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The present paper is gathering and structuring these contributions, enriched with the outcomes of previous SDEWES conferences to enlighten the advances made in the fields of energy harvesting, circular economy and efficient energy use to put into context the role of cleaner chemical engineering. By this, it provides a basis and a guidance for future research on the axis of material-resource-energy nexus which is in the paper identified as an extensively interlinked research area, difficult to be tackled individually and still requiring an important effort to collectively address the cross-sectoral dimension of the challenge.
This editorial discusses the contributions of the papers belonging to the virtual special issue (VSI) of Energy Reports dedicated to 16th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Conference held in Dubrovnik on 10–15 October, 2021. Original research articles presented at the SDEWES Conference relevant to the Journal are included in this VSI for a total of 27 accepted papers among those invited by the Guest Editors. Accepted papers deal with key research topic related to the scope of the conference, such as energy, water, and environmental systems, meeting the aim and scope of Energy Reports. The main topics of this VSI cover innovative and renewable energy technologies, building-plant design solutions and simulation tools for the early design of sustainable buildings and communities, energy management strategies, clean fuels and energy conservation measures. The latest advancements and challenges to accelerate the mitigation of climate change towards a net zero energy economy are discussed in detail. The VSI collects the most relevant contributions of researchers committed to develop novel energy solutions and multidisciplinary approaches towards the sustainable development, crucial to ensure a just energy transition and, simultaneously, to reduce sources of conflict and iniquity typical of geopolitical tensions. The final goal of the effort of academia, industry and institution is to support the sustainable development towards a cleaner environment, energy security, and social equity. To this goal, the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Conference represents a platform for the development of inter-sectoral collaborations among scientists and stakeholders. The SDEWES Conference brought together around 630 scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development from 58 Countries. According to the papers published in the VSI of Energy Reports dedicated to 16th SDEWES Conference, the editorial is split in several sections based on the relevant topics dealt by the VSI paper, such as: energy efficiency in buildings: measures and methods, solar based technologies for building applications, development and use of building energy performance simulation tools, energy communities and urban modelling, clean fuels and sustainable use of natural resources and energy saving practices.
