Submission

 1. Indoor Air Quality

• Cutting-edge techniques for indoor air quality evaluation and assessment
• Innovative HVAC solutions to enhance indoor air quality
• Optimal strategies for controlling and mitigating indoor air pollutants
• Climate change adaptation and its impact on indoor air quality

2. Building Technology and Performance

• Advances in building envelope design and construction
• Innovative HVAC systems for enhanced energy efficiency
• Integration of renewable energy sources in building systems
• Advances in building automation and control technologies
• AI and machine learning in building automation and control systems
• Best practices for maintaining building automation and control systems

 3. Thermal Comfort

• Advances in thermal comfort modeling and simulation
• Innovative building design strategies for enhanced thermal comfort
• Human factors in thermal comfort assessment and management

4. Energy efficiency, conservation, renewable energy, and embodied carbon Energy

• Interrelations between energy efficiency and embodied carbon
• Life cycle environmental impacts of built environments
• Building energy modeling and optimization
•  Energy efficiency retrofits
• Advancements in renewable energies

5. Health, Wellbeing, and Human Behaviors in the Built Environment

• Evidence-based design strategies for promoting health and well-being in buildings
• Innovative building design strategies for mental and physical health enhancement
• Human factors in health and well-being assessment in the built environment
• Advances in occupant behavior modeling and simulation

6. Generative AI in the Sustainability Context

• Generative AI-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Building Design, Energy Efficiency, and Carbon Footprint Reduction
• Artificial Intelligence Applications for Real-Time Optimization of Building Performance, Environmental Adaptation, and Occupant Comfort
• Best Practices for Implementing and Managing AI-Driven Systems to Enhance Sustainability, Reliability, and Lifecycle Performance in the Built Environment

7. Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Building Design

• Smart and sustainable materials for building construction
• Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of materials
• Innovative use of recycled and repurposed materials in sustainable design
• Managing environmental impacts of synthetic materials, including PFAS
• The role of building materials in pollution mitigation and promoting healthier environments

8. Visual (Lighting and Daylighting) Quality / Acoustic Quality

• Lighting design strategies for energy efficiency and visual comfort
• Integration of natural daylighting to enhance visual quality and reduce energy use
• Advances in lighting and daylighting controls for smart buildings
• Managing and mitigating visual discomfort in built environments
• Advances in acoustic modeling and simulation for building design
• Innovative strategies for acoustic quality enhancement
• Managing and mitigating noise pollution in the built environment

9. Smart Cities and Green Infrastructures

• Data analytics and machine learning for smart city management
• Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for smart cities
• Best practices for smart city maintenance and management
• Green infrastructure innovations to enhance urban ecosystem services
• Life cycle assessment of green infrastructure systems
• Best practices for green infrastructure maintenance

10. Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience / Environmental Policy and Governance

• Best practices for building design and management in a changing climate
• Innovative strategies for enhancing resilience to climate change impacts
• Integration of green infrastructure and ecosystem services in climate adaptation planning
• Best practices for building energy codes and standards implementation
• Innovative financing models for green building design and construction
• Integration of environmental policy and governance in urban planning