Towards Net Zero Carbon Emissions in the Building Industry

Brains for Buildings to Close the Performance Gap.- The Integrated Design Studio as Means to Achieve Zero Net Energy Building.- Green  Urbanism  With  "Genuine"  Green Architecture: An Exemplary Case in New York.- Net Zero Energy Buildings: A Study in Two Cities: Ajman and Lisbon.- The Proper Geometrical Parameters of Urban Street Profile to Enhance Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Highland Zone of Algeria.- Beyond Energy Efficiency: The Emerging Era of Smart Bioenergy.- Turning an Ordinary House Into Something Extraordinary on the Road to Net Zero.- Environmental Dimensions of Climate Change: Endurance and Change in Material Culture.- What It Takes to Go Net Zero: A Technical and a Social Challenge.- Zero Energy Houses for the Mediterranean: Energy Refurbishment Optimisation Studies of Residential Building Typologies in Cyprus.- Studies of Residential Building Typologies in Cyprus.- Simulated vs. Monitored Building Behaviours: Sample Demo Applications in a North-ItalianClimate.- The Current Trends and Future Perspectives of Using Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPV-T) Systems to Achieve Net Zero Goal.- Dynamic Simulations of High Energy Performance Buildings: The Role of Climatic Data and the Consideration of Climate Change.- Thermal Behavior of Exterior Coating Texture and Its Effect on the Building Thermal Performance.- Towards Climate Neutrality: Global Perspective and Actions for Net Zero Buildings to Achieve Climate Mitigation and SDGs.- External Solar Shading Design for Low-energy Buildings in Humid Temperate Climates.- The Reuse of Old Building Structure in Architectural Design.- The Next Challenge of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Advanced Materials and Traditional Technologies to Realize Positive Energy Buildings (PEB).- Achieving Zero Energy Facades.- Lesson From First Net Zero Energy Buildings.