About this Research Topic
‘Enhancing a Carbon Neutral Society’ has been addressed in many countries' national-level development policies for the 2050s. The theories of Low carbon designs and de-carbon strategies have been widely practiced in previous decades. However, traditional approaches address certain aspects only within their independent professional field. There is still a gap between engineering techniques and artistic aesthetics in designing and constructing a multi-scale low-carbon project; interdisciplinary approaches collaborating with scientific researchers and traditional artists are inadequate in design theories and practices. This research topic seeks to explore the meaning of ‘Low Carbon’ at multiple dimensions/in different disciplines from science and art backgrounds, thereby enriching the meaning and importance of low carbon from diverse professional fields.
This Research Topic aims to investigate the current/potential technical and theoretical issues in either science or art raised in designing and constructing a zero-carbon community (at multi scales, including buildings, infrastructure, and landscape) and explore possible solutions to cross the boundaries of the two different professional fields in terms of research and practice. More specifically, certain engineering aspects such as renewable energies, energy networks and systems, and low carbon technologies in built environment are usually concerned independently, ignoring the expression of art and aesthetics in green design, as well as the importance of their social meanings in building up a low-carbon economy and society. When scientific researchers and engineers can obtain ideas and thoughts from artists and social activists, they can mutually inspire each other, and a more comprehensive solution can be carried out through the interactive design and development process.
This Research Topic invites contributions on the following subjects:
1. Demand response from low-carbon buildings and communities;
2. Multi-energy integration in low-carbon buildings and communities;
3. Energy trading in low-carbon communities;
4. The digital twin of energy systems in low-carbon buildings and communities;
5. Application of green and low-carbon technologies in building energy system;
6. Application of Green-Hydrogen in low carbon design at the community scale;
7. The strategies for renewable energy in designing a zero-carbon community;
8. Critical thinking of the balance between technology and art in designing zero-carbon buildings;
9. Revaluing Reclaimed Materials: Embracing Imperfections and the Spirit of Renewal in Zero-Carbon Community;
10. Ethical Approach: Comparisons between low-tech Construction and high-tech Construction under the Zero-Carbon Design Concerns;
11. The Influence of Decorative Creation Generated by Computational Technology on the Sustainability of Architectural Design;
12. The discussion about the essence of low-carbon performances at multi-dimensions;
13. The social impacts of low-carbon design and constructions;
This Research Topic was done in collaboration with Dr. Fangyu CHENG from Harbin Institute of Technology, and Mr. Xiaoqiao LI from Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU).
This Research Topic aims to investigate the current/potential technical and theoretical issues in either science or art raised in designing and constructing a zero-carbon community (at multi scales, including buildings, infrastructure, and landscape) and explore possible solutions to cross the boundaries of the two different professional fields in terms of research and practice. More specifically, certain engineering aspects such as renewable energies, energy networks and systems, and low carbon technologies in built environment are usually concerned independently, ignoring the expression of art and aesthetics in green design, as well as the importance of their social meanings in building up a low-carbon economy and society. When scientific researchers and engineers can obtain ideas and thoughts from artists and social activists, they can mutually inspire each other, and a more comprehensive solution can be carried out through the interactive design and development process.
This Research Topic invites contributions on the following subjects:
1. Demand response from low-carbon buildings and communities;
2. Multi-energy integration in low-carbon buildings and communities;
3. Energy trading in low-carbon communities;
4. The digital twin of energy systems in low-carbon buildings and communities;
5. Application of green and low-carbon technologies in building energy system;
6. Application of Green-Hydrogen in low carbon design at the community scale;
7. The strategies for renewable energy in designing a zero-carbon community;
8. Critical thinking of the balance between technology and art in designing zero-carbon buildings;
9. Revaluing Reclaimed Materials: Embracing Imperfections and the Spirit of Renewal in Zero-Carbon Community;
10. Ethical Approach: Comparisons between low-tech Construction and high-tech Construction under the Zero-Carbon Design Concerns;
11. The Influence of Decorative Creation Generated by Computational Technology on the Sustainability of Architectural Design;
12. The discussion about the essence of low-carbon performances at multi-dimensions;
13. The social impacts of low-carbon design and constructions;
This Research Topic was done in collaboration with Dr. Fangyu CHENG from Harbin Institute of Technology, and Mr. Xiaoqiao LI from Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU).
Keywords: renewable energy, aestethics, low carbon architecture, interdisciplinary theories
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