Energy performance of buildings : energy efficiency and built environment in temperate climates

• Main Authors: Sofia-Natalia Boemi (Editor), Olatz Irulegi (Editor), Mattheos Santamouris (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Energy; Architecture and energy conservation; Buildings > Energy conservation; Buildings > Energy consumption; ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments; ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice; ARCHITECTURE > Reference; Architecture and energy conservation; Buildings > Energy conservation; Buildings > Energy consumption; Technology & Engineering > Material Science; Technology & Engineering > Construction > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Materials science; Building construction & materials; Renewable energy sources; Materials; Science > Energy; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Electronic books
• Online Access: http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/13416

Contents: Climatic change in the built environment in temperate climates -- The role of buildings in the energy systems -- Challenges and priorities for a sustainable built environment in Southern Europe -- The impact of energy efficiency measures and renewable energies on employment -- Indicators for buildings performance assessment -- Life Cycle vs Carbon Footprint Analysis for construction materials -- Economic experiments used for the evaluation of buildings users behavior -- Technologies and socio-economic strategies to nZEB in the building stock of the Mediterranean area -- Households: Trends and perspectives -- Office buildings -- Commercial buildings: Trends and perspectives -- Hotel industry: Current situation and its steps beyond sustainability -- Schools: Trends and perspectives -- New Challenges at covering buildings thermal loads -- Micro-CHP -- Thermal Energy Storage -- Solar Thermal -- Solar Energy (PV) for Building Supply -- Thermal Insulation -- Cool materials -- Shading & Daylight Systems -- Electric lighting -- Tools and strategies for microclimatic analysis of the built environment -- On microclimatic improvement and its influence on architectural design -- Modelling and bioclimatic interventions in outdoor places.