This themed issue includes the selected papers from the proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2015 (SEB15), which was successfully held in the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portugal and was organised by the Universidade Nova de Lisbon (New University of Lisbon) in partnership with KES International. Annually, the conference brings together researchers and government and industry professionals to discuss the future of energy in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities from a theoretical, practical, implementation and simulation perspective.

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本主题议题包括2015年第七届国际建筑可持续性和能源会议（SEB15）的部分论文，该会议在充满活力的葡萄牙里斯本市成功举办，由新里斯本大学（新大学）组织与KES International合作）。每年，该会议都会聚集研究人员以及政府和行业专家，从理论，实践，实施和模拟的角度讨论建筑物，社区和城市中能源的未来。