Meet the editors

Jesús Alberto Pulido Arcas graduated in architecture from the University of Sevilla (Spain), where he also obtained his M.Sc. (2009) and his Ph.D. (2013). He has extensive work experience as a professor and researcher in Spain (University of Sevilla), Chile (The University of The Bio-Bio), and now he works as a Project Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo (Japan). His area of expertise covers heat transfer in buildings, CFD,

energy efficiency, adaptive comfort, BIM technologies, and climate change in the building industry. He is the author of more than 30 research outputs in international peer-reviewed journals and a recent book on energy efficiency in buildings.

Prof. Carlos Rubio-Bellido is a Professor in the Department of Building Construction II at the University of Seville. His research is focused on energy efficiency in the building sector as well as building performance simulation. He is a Visiting Professor at Bío-Bío University (Chile). He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of various international conferences. He is the author of more than 50 research papers. He is a recognized re-

viewer of various international indexed journals and international research projects.

Ph.D. Alexis Pérez Fargallo Graduated in architecture from the University of Sevilla (Spain). He obtained his MSc (2012) and his PhD (2013) from the University of Seville, Spain. He won a postdoctoral fellowship from the Conicyt (Chile) and carried out his postdoctoral research at the University of Bío-Bío. He later started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Building Science at the University of Bio-Bio, Chile. His area of expertise

covers energy renovation, energy costs, energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and fuel poverty. He is an author of more than 30 research outputs in international peer-reviewed journals and recently authored a book on energy efficiency, and has directed and participated in several research projects. He has carried out an advisory, direction, design, production, and construction roles in architectural projects. He has given lectures on energy renovation and fuel poverty in several countries.

Ivan Oropeza-Perez has his expertise in thermal comfort, passive cooling systems, and sustainable architecture. The main purpose of his research is to achieve a proper indoor environment while saving energy and water. He has written a book regarding natural ventilation within buildings and several research articles with similar topics. He has participated in dozens of international conferences around the world presenting works on the afore-

mentioned subjects. Currently, he is an Associate Professor Senior in the Architecture Department of the Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He is also the President of the International Building Performance Simulation Association section Mexico, a fellow of the Mexican National Solar Energy Association, and a fellow of the Mexican National Researchers System of the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology.

Contents

**Section 1**

Madagascar Island

Developing Countries *by Dirk Schwede*

*by Maher Shehadi*

*by Mostafa Esmaeili Shayan*

*Jacob Adebayo and Folashade Oniyide*

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

Implementation of Zero-Energy Buildings in Different Contexts **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 45**

Renewable Energy **61**

**Chapter 5 63**

**Chapter 6 77**

Net Zero Energy Buildings and Low Carbon Emission, a Case of Study of

Exploring the Factors Hindering the Use of Green Architecture in Nigeria

Road-Mapping for a Zero-Carbon Building Stock in Developed and

Net-Zero Energy Buildings: Principles and Applications

Solar Energy and Its Purpose in Net-Zero Energy Building

*Olabode Olanipekun, Oluwasegun Alabi, Kasali Adedeji,* 

Computational Analysis of a Lecture Room Ventilation System *by Abayomi Layeni, Collins Nwaokocha, Olalekan Olamide, Solomon Giwa, Samuel Tongo, Olawale Onabanjo, Taiwo Samuel,* 

*Olusegun Samuel, Jagun Zaid Oluwadurotimi, Olaolu Folorunsho,* 

*by Modeste Kameni Nematchoua and Sigrid Reiter*

*by Auwalu Faisal Koko and Muhammed Bello*
