Architectural Intelligence - Call for Papers: Solar Houses
Call for Papers: Solar Houses (this opens in a new tab)
General Information
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon has enormously impacted architecture and engineering education and innovations by demonstrating numerous solar houses by collegiate students. By 2023, there were 24 Solar Decathlon competition events worldwide, and university students designed and built more than 400 solar houses. Solar decathlon houses represent the state of the art of construction technology in different regions and countries. Smartness, prefabrication, carbon neutrality, and human well-being are the critical characteristics of solar decathlon houses and can be reflected in many technological areas. The competition is also evolving rapidly in its organizing structure, deliverable formats, and decathlon implications. Like Solar Decathlon, California launched Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023, and the Private Sector also initiated entrepreneurship-oriented Gateway Decathlon 2025. All efforts aim to address climate change through education innovation, technology advancement, and academia-industry collaboration.
This thematic series of Architectural Intelligence will focus on the design, construction, and optimization of solar houses in the following four key themes, Smartness, Prefabrication, Decarbonization, and Wellness. Papers are solicited with the topics of interest including, but are not limited to the following topics:
1. Smartness:
o Artificial Intelligence/Machine-Learning/Data-driven Building Automation
o Renewable Energy and Storage
o Grid Interaction and Optimization
o Demand Respond and Management
o Cyber and Physical Security and Resilience for Grid
2. Prefabrication:
o Automation in Design and Construction
o Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA)
o AR/VR/Robotic Technology in Construction
o Innovations in Architectural Material, Assembly, and Fabrication
o Client-Centered Design and Mass Customization
3. Decarbonization:
o Carbon Sink and Low Carbon Materials
o Innovative Approach in Building Decarbonization Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment
4. Wellness:
o Artificial Intelligence in Social Equity and Bias
o Design for Health, Comfort, and Well-Being
If you are unsure whether your research fits in the special edition or have questions about understanding the themes, please don't hesitate to contact the guest editors.
Submission Instructions
The journal’s submission platform Editorial Manager® is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Submission guidelines (https://www.springer.com/journal/44223/submission-guidelines) to prepare your manuscript.
When submitting a manuscript via Editorial Manager, under the Additional Information tab, "Are you submitting this manuscript to a Thematic Series?" Answer "Yes" and select the Thematic Series " Solar Houses". Authors should indicate in the Cover Letter that whether their manuscript fit the special issue topics.
All the submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. We sincerely invite you to submit your original work to this special issue and are looking forward to sharing your outstanding research outcomes with the peers around the world.
Important Dates
Manuscript Submission Open Date: June 30, 2023
Manuscript Submission Deadline: January 30, 2024
Guest Editors
Hongxi Yin, Ph.D.
InCEES Associate Professor
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
Washington University in St. Louis, US
Email: hongxi.yin@wustl.edu (this opens in a new tab)
Ming Qu, Ph.D.
Professor
Architectural Engineering
Lyles School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University, US
Email: mqu@purdue.edu (this opens in a new tab)
Tarek Rakha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director, High Performance Building Lab
School of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology, US
Email: rakha@design.gatech.edu (this opens in a new tab)