Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings / edited by Matthew R. Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, Matthew R.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 14.

Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable buildings.

Heating.

Energy consumption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (761 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press ; Oxford : Woodhead Pub. Ltd., 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings would substantially reduce the energy demand and improve the environmental impact and carbon footprint of building stock worldwide.Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings critically reviews the advanced building materials applicable for improving the built environment.

Contents:

pt. 1. Fundamental issues and building physics : understanding energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the built environment

pt. 2. Materials and sustainable technologies : improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the built environment

pt. 3. Application of advanced building materials and design : improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the built environment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845699277

1845699270

OCLC:

867318472