Advances in building energy research. Volume 4 / by Mat Santamouris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santamouris, Mat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Energy conservation.

Buildings.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Research on heating and cooling requirements of buildings with solar louvre devices / Ana I. Palmero-Marrero

Chapter 2. On the evaluation of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems / A. Avgelis

Chapter 3. Climatic change and the built environment / Federico M. Butera

Chapter 4. Chromogenic technologies: Towards the realization of smart electrochromic glazing for energy-saving applications in buildings / S. Papaefthimiou

Chapter 5. Overview of natural cross-ventilation studies and the latest simulation design tools used in building ventilation-related research / Masaaki Ohba

Chapter 6. Comfort models and cooling of buildings in the Mediterranean zone / Lorenzo Pagliano

Chapter 7. Cool materials and cool roofs: Potentialities in Mediterranean buildings / Michele Zinzi

Chapter 8. Artificial intelligence for energy conservation in buildings / Anastasios I. Dounis.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 05, 2020)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781849776349

9781136532788

9781849711876

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.