![]() | ZCBE-1: International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment Nottingham, UK, July 3-5, 2024 |
Conference website | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/low-carbon-energy-and-resources-technologies-research-group/international-conference-of-net-zero-carbon-built-environment.aspx |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=zcbe1 |
Abstract registration deadline | January 1, 2024 |
Submission deadline | April 1, 2024 |
Final paper submission for conference proceeding | May 1, 2024 |
Deadline for early bird registration | May 15, 2024 |
Welcome to ZCBE 2024:
We are delighted to extend a warm welcome to all participants of the International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment (ZCBE) in 2024! The urgency to address climate change and achieve global sustainability goals has never been greater. The built environment plays a crucial role, as buildings and construction sectors combined are responsible for 40% of global energy use and 37% of global CO2 emissions.
Buildings constructed prior to the establishment of energy performance standards are often energy-inefficient or using inadequate heating and cooling systems. As a result, they require a substantial amount of energy for heating, cooling, and lighting, leading to high energy bills for occupants and significant CO2 emissions. To combat this, many countries have targeted to achieve the carbon neutrality goal by 2050 thus necessitating all new buildings from 2020 to be Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings, with further policy driving buildings to be net energy generators, i.e. they should generate more energy than they use. Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings aim to significantly reduce energy demand and meet remaining energy needs from renewable sources. The principle behind Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings is not just about reducing energy consumption to achieve comfortable and healthy buildings, but also about producing sustainable energy on-site or nearby, leading to a balance of the energy consumed and the energy produced on an annual basis. Achieving Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings can lead to a net-zero carbon built environment not only at the building level but also at the community, precinct, city and regional levels.
With a primary focus on the Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, the ZCBE 2024 aims to provide a knowledge exchange and transfer platform to international leading researchers, industrial experts and policy makers to share recent advances, experience and expertise in the area of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment and its associated studies. Together, we can fuel the advancement towards a carbon-neutral and greener future.
The ZCBE 2024 will be held on July 3-5, 2024, in the city of Nottingham, UK. The three-day event is jointly organized by the University of Nottingham, University of Adelaide, Technical University of Crete and Pennsylvania State University supported by Renewable Energy and Solar Energy Advances.
The ZCBE 2024 will include keynote and invited speeches, plenary sessions, oral presentations, and poster sessions on various topics noted below but not limited to:
- Advances in renewable energy technology
- Energy storage and integration in the built environment
- Low carbon communities
- Health and wellbeing in built environment
- Innovative building design, materials and construction
- Net zero carbon building and environmental assessment and certification
- Decarbonisation of the building stock
We are pleased to announce that outstanding papers will be considered for full publication in two Special issues, for (1) Renewable Energy and (2) Solar Energy Advances.
For more detailed and updated information on the conference, please visit the official website at https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/low-carbon-energy-and-resources-technologies-research-group/international-conference-of-net-zero-carbon-built-environment.aspx, or contact the Organizing Chairs ICNZBE@nottingham.ac.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you to Nottingham.
Conference Chairs
Professor Yupeng (Jack) Wu
Professor Veronica Soebarto
Professor Dionysia Kolokotsa
Professor Wangda Zuo
Submission Guidelines
You are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers on main conference themes (but not limited to):
- Advances in renewable energy technology
- Energy storage and integration in the built environment
- Low carbon communities
- Health and wellbeing in built environment
- Innovative building design, materials and construction
- Net zero carbon building and environmental assessment and certification
- Decarbonization of the building stock
For abstract submission you are asked to write:
- Objectives of your paper (up to 100 words)
- Methods & Key Outcomes (up to 100 words), and
- Novelty (up to 50 words)
Abstracts will be evaluated based on significance of the work in the targeting context, technical merit of investigated method(s), and novelty of the work.
All abstracts should be submitted online via easychair, the submission link is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=zcbe1
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.