Call for papers - International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings SEB-20

Following the success of earlier events in the series, SEB-20, the Twelfth International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings will take place in Split, Croatia organised by the KES International. Submissions of papers deadline: 1st of May !

 

SEB-20 invites participation and paper submissions across a broad range of sustainability and energy-related topics relevant to the main theme of Sustainability in Energy and Buildings.

Applicable areas include sustainable design and of buildings, neighbourhoods and cities (built and natural environment); optimisation and modelling techniques; smart energy systems for smart cities; green information communications technology; as well as a broad range of solar, wind, wave and other renewable energy topics.

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and government and industry professionals to discuss the future of energy in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities from a theoretical, practical, implementation and simulation perspective. The conference will be an exciting chance to present, interact, and learn about the latest research in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings.

 

More details can be found on the General Tracks and Invited Sessions pages of the website.

 

Important Dates and Deadlines

 

General Sessions

• Submission of papers: 01 May 2020
• Final Camera-Ready Publication File Upload: 01 June 2020

 

Conference Dates

9-11 September 2020

All deadline dates are 'subject to confirmation' and may be changed so please refer regularly to this page.

 

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.

 

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The conference proceedings will be published by Springer as book chapters in a volume of the KES Smart Innovation Systems and Technologies series, submitted for indexing in Scopus and Thomson-Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and the Web of Science.

 

In addition to presentations of full and short papers in general tracks and invited tracks, the conference will also include expert keynote talks, and workshops.

 

SEB-20 will be held at the same time and in the same venue as Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, SDM-20.

 

The Australian Research Council Excellence for Research in Australia survey in 2010 (ERA2010) rated SEB as a Grade 'A' (top grade) conference.