Topics
Papers are sought for the conference on a range of renewable energy and sustainability related topics. In addition, the conference will explore innovative themes regarding Intelligent Buildings and cities and their users, as well as, Sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT).The following topics are relevant, however this list is not intended to be exclusive and papers on any topics relevant to the above themes are applicable:-
Intelligent Buildings: Integration of renewable energy in buildings and cities, Business development and energy services for sustainable buildings and cities.
Sustainable Building technologies: low energy architectures, energy efficient buildings, highly-efficient insulation, novel sustainable building materials and techniques, passive heating and cooling.
Control and optimisation of renewable energy systems: sensors and instrumentation technology, virtual sensors; smart monitoring and control using intelligent systems; high-efficiency switching systems; highly-efficient voltage conversion systems; novel high efficiency distribution systems and low voltage busses.
People in Intelligent Buildings and cities: sustainable behaviour and ICT in homes and premises, sustainable practices in intelligent buildings.
Energy and Environmental Assessment in buildings and cities: life cycle analysis methodologies; tools and life cycle analysis; triple-bottom-line analysis, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment systems, Environmental Sustainability and Development.
Other topics of interest for the conference:-
High efficiency power storage systems: battery systems; reversible fuel cells; flywheel systems; super-capacitors; thermo electricity, bio fuel, Grätzel cells.
Novel primary sources: bio-mass generation schemes; Stirling cycle engines; bio-fuelled diesel generators.
Renewable energy technologies: photo-voltaics, solar thermal, biomass, geothermal systems. Micro-wind turbines, horizontal and vertical axis aero-generators. On-site, off-grid, grid-supplemented generation systems; combined heat and power (CHP) and micro-CHP systems.
Applications to building services: heating and ventilating control systems for reduced energy use; building management systems; low energy building technology; low energy lighting systems; high-output light LED lighting systems; passive solar heating systems.
Energy and Environmental Assessment in buildings and cities: life cycle analysis methodologies; tools and life cycle analysis; triple-bottom-line analysis, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment systems, Environmental Sustainability and Development.
Green ICT: Green Information Technology (IT), performance, environmentally sustainable computing, energy-efficient systems.
Intelligent Systems for sustainability: Smart, Sustainable, and Economy systems; processes, cloud computing.
Governance of Sustainability in energy and buildings: Green economy and governance; Green energy and environment; regional development; financial and regulatory mechanisms, models and tools.
Policy perspective on Sustainability in energy and buildings: Environmental policy; air pollution policy; water pollution policy; land management; waste management; biomass management; social aspects.
The future of Sustainability in energy and buildings: trends and predictions.
Other related topics to Sustainability in energy and buildings and ICT.