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Special Topic: Energy Systems of Low Carbon Buildings

Yinping Zhang (Guest Editor)

This Special Topic covers recent advances in Energy Systems of Low Carbon Buildings, including the challenges, opportunities, and future directions in this field.

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REVIEW

Study on the hybrid energy storage for industrial park energy systems: Advantages, current status, and challenges

Jiacheng Guo, Jinqing Peng, Yimo Luo, Bin Zou and Zhengyi Luo

Published online: 17 November 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230051

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Advancements and challenges in enhancing salt hydrate phase change materials for building energy storage: Optimization methodologies and mechanisms

Haibin Yang, Yang Zou and Hongzhi Cui

Published online: 09 January 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230056

Open Access

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Radiative cooling for long-term building energy efficiency: An experimental comparison of seven coatings

Yue He, Biao Lu, Jinzhong Fang, Yue Lei, Shan Gao and Chi Feng

Published online: 12 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230065

Open Access

REVIEW

Novel machine learning paradigms-enabled methods for smart building operations in data-challenging contexts: Progress and perspectives

Cheng Fan, Yutian Lei, Jinhan Mo, Huilong Wang, Qiuting Wu and Jiena Cai

Published online: 02 February 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230068

Open Access

RESEARCH ARTICLE

pH-sensitive tunable thermochromic hydrogel with carbon quantum dots for smart windows

Sai Zhong, Yuxuan Xue, Kuanwen Wang, Haoyang Li, Yanghua Lu, Zhenqian Pang, Tengyao Jiang and Gang Tan

Published online: 12 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230071

Open Access

PERSPECTIVE

Building decarbonization based on building loads flexibility and clusters’ collaboration

Jian Ge, Guoquan Lv, Jiahuan Tang and Kang Zhao

Published online: 13 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230074

Open Access

REVIEW

Overview of research and development of nearly zero energy buildings in China

Zhen Yu, Caifeng Gao, Jiaxin Yang, Jianlin Wu and Huan Zhang

Published online: 15 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230083

Open Access

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Optimal coordination of zero carbon building energy systems

Wangyi Guo, Zhanbo Xu, Jinhui Liu, Yaping Liu, Jiang Wu, Kun Liu and Xiaohong Guan

Published online: 29 February 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240004

Open Access

Guest editorial

Energy systems of low carbon buildings: Research advance and perspective

Yinping Zhang

Published online: 26 April 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240012