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Architecture and Urbanism

EDITORIAL
Insights from “Advanced Technologies and

Practices in the Built Environment and Cultural
Heritage”

Xinyuan Dang*

Building Physics and Sustainable Design Subdivision, Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven,
Leuven, Belgium
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advanced Technologies and Practices in the Built
Environment and Cultural Heritage)

In recent decades, there has been a notable surge in technological advancements and
innovative practices for optimizing the built environment and safeguarding cultural
heritage, driven by the imperative to uphold cultural identity and bolster environmental
resilience (Bertolin & Loli, 2018; Dang et al., 2023; Sabbioni et al., 2008).
A primary area of focus is in understanding the hygrothermal behaviors of historical
buildings, as their preservation necessitates a comprehensive grasp of ambient conditions.
Recent studies not only address immediate preservation needs but also contribute to
broader discussions on sustainable conservation practices. In addition, efforts are
directed toward exploring novel materials and retrofitting techniques to bolster the
resilience of historical structures against the impacts of climate change.
*Corresponding author: With an increasing emphasis on sustainability and energy conservation, there is a
Xinyuan Dang
(dangxinyuan1994@gmail.com, growing demand for innovative approaches to retrofitting existing buildings while
Xinyuan.dang@kuleuven.be) maintaining their historical integrity. Researchers and practitioners are actively
Citation: Dang, X. (2025). Insights integrating energy performance considerations into environmental design, drawing
from “Advanced Technologies and inspiration from interdisciplinary fields such as biomimicry.
Practices in the Built Environment
and Cultural Heritage.” Journal of Moreover, advancements in technologies for heritage digitalization offer exciting
Chinese Architecture and Urbanism, opportunities for immersive and interactive accessibility. As research in this domain
7(1): 3404.
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.3404 continues to evolve, there is potential for the development of advanced modeling and
visualization techniques that enable more precise virtual reconstructions and immersive
Received: April 11, 2024
heritage experiences.
Published online: November 6,
2024 This special issue titled “Advanced Technologies and Practices in the Built Environment
and Cultural Heritage” (2023) endeavors to showcase the latest methodological insights.
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s).
This is an open-access article Xiong et al. (2023) investigate the energy-saving potential of adjusting indoor cooling
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution- temperature set points in buildings with different envelope characteristics. Through
Non-Commercial 4.0 International building simulation and analysis, the study provides valuable suggestions for optimizing
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all energy consumption and guiding occupant behaviors.
non-commercial use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, Hong (2024) employs image semantic segmentation to analyze the spatial
provided the original work is
properly cited. characteristics of streets in Lu Xun’s hometown of Shaoxing, China. This study elaborates
on historical street structures through deep learning algorithms, contributing to the
Publisher’s Note: AccScience
Publishing remains neutral with integration of artificial intelligence in urban design and planning.
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional Liu et al. (2024) explore the application of digital twin technologies at archeological
affiliations. sites, focusing on the virtual reconstruction of the Pishan site in Huzhou. Through

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