Energy design strategies for retrofitting : methodology, technologies, renovation options and applications / A. Boeri [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boeri, Andrea, author.

Boeri, A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings--Remodeling--Europe.

Dwellings.

Dwellings--Energy conservation--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, England : WIT Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing a coherent and realistic vision of the implications of the energy issue in the future development of our cities; places emphasis on the links between very specific and technical topics and the most challenging issues concerning energy savings and the transition to a low carbon society.

Contents:

Cover

Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting: Methodology, Technologies and Applications

Copyright Page

About the Authors

Contents

Introduction

1. Energy conscious design approaches for building renewal and urban development [Andrea Boeri]

1.1 The increasing importance played by the energy factor in the building sector: social and economic implications

1.2 European market trends and the role of the existing building stock in the urban development

1.3 Trends, demands and standards in the housing sector

1.4 Retrofitting as a tool to improve the quality of the building stock

2. General framework for retrofitting actions on the housing sector in the EU [Danila Longo]

2.1 Retrofitting experiences in Europe

2.2 Lesson learned and open issues in retrofitting design

2.3 Assessing the results of retrofitting actions

3. Retrofitting strategies and performance targets [Jacopo Gaspari]

3.1 Designing service life of interventions

3.2 Defining intervention strategies

3.3 Building envelope implementation

3.4 Volumetric additions

4. Technical and design options [Ernesto Antonini]

4.1 Higher performance for building envelopes

4.2 Envelope features and building thermal behaviour: notes about building physics

4.3 Common performance deficiencies in existing building envelopes

4.4 Improving thermal performance of the envelope system

4.5 Improving summer energy performance

4.6 Innovative material purposes and constraints

5. Applications of principals and methodologies for effective retrofitting actions [Jacopo Gaspari]

5.1 From theory to practice

5.2 Step-by-step retrofitting scenarios

5.3 Energy savings and energy investments

5.4 Optimization of retrofitting strategy

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-84564-999-0

OCLC:

898070354