
Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings
A Life Cycle Approach
Description
Key Features
- Presents a complete and thorough coverage of energy efficiency in buildings
- Provides an integrated approach to all the different elements that impact energy efficiency
- Contains coverage of worldwide regulation
Readership
Professors, researchers, students, and professionals involved in building efficiency research, design and construction
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Umberto Desideri and Francesco Asdrubali
2. Recommendations and standards (international technical standards, main laws and regulations; EU Directives; energy labelling)
2.1 EU legislation for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Paolo Bertoldi
2.2 North American legislation for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Thomas Lawrence and David Gattie
2.3 Asian legislation for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Vivien Lu
3. From Efficient to Sustainable and Zero Energy Consumption Buildings
3.1 ZEB and NZEB (definitions, design methodologies, good practices and case studies)
Umberto Berardi
3.2 Passive houses and bioclimatic architecture
H. Prudence Ferreira, Katrin Klingenberg and Graham S. Wright
3.3 Sustainability rating systems (LEED, BREEAM, Green Star, ITACA)
Fabio Bisegna and Paola Gori
4. Life Cycle Assessment of buildings
Patxi Hernandez, Xabat Oregi, Sonia Longo and Maurizio Cellura
5. Simulation tools (steady-state and dynamic codes, critical review, advantages and disadvantages, accuracy and reliability)
Vincenzo Corrado and Enrico Fabrizio
6. Building envelope
6.1 Physical properties of building materials (laboratory methodologies for the measurement of thermophyiscal and optical properties of building materials; acoustical properties; tables with a review of properties)
Giorgio Baldinelli
6.2 Innovative and advanced insulation materials and systems
Luisa F Cabeza, Anna Laura Pisello and Federica Rosso
6.3 Innovative and advances glazing materials (electrochromic, thermochromic, selective coatings)
Eleanor S. Lee
6.4 Adaptive Facades
marco perino
6.5 Cool roofs
Mat Santamouris, federico rossi, Elena Morini and Beatrice Castellani
7. High efficiency plants and building integrated renewable energy systems
7.1 Building integrated PV
Hongxing Yang
7.2 Solar thermal energy for building applications
Soteris Kalogirou and Rafaela Agathokleous
7.3 Ground source heat pumps
Marc A. Rosen
7.4 CCHP for buildings
Pedro J. Mago and Heejin Cho
7.5 Efficient heat and cooling distribution in buildings
Wang Ruzhu and Xiaoqiang Zhai
8. Building automation for energy efficiency
8.1 Efficient lighting systems
Franco Gugliermetti, Fabio Bisegna, Chiara Burattini and Mojtaba Navvab
8.2 Water Saving
Ashlynn S. Stillwell
8.3 Energy management in buildings
Gongsheng Huang
8.4 Smart building management
Stefano Panzieri
9. Energy efficiency in building renovation
9.1 Energy audit of existing buildings (methodologies and tools for the energy audit of existing buildings)
Constantinos A. Balaras and ELENA DASCALAKI
9.2 Definitions and Topics in energy behavior of compact urban fabric
Edoardo Currà, Carlo Cecere, Helena Coch, Michele Morganti and Agnese Salvati
9.3 New technologies in energy efficient building renovation
Arnulf Dinkel, Constanze Bongs and peter engelmann
9.4 Solutions to improve energy efficiency in HVAC for renovated buildings
Walter Grassi
9.5 Costs-benefits analysis of buildings renovation
Vincenzo Corrado, Ilaria Ballarini and Faidra Filippidou
10. Conclusions
Francesco Asdrubali and Umberto Desideri
Product details
- No. of pages: 858
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2018
- Published: November 12, 2018
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128128176
- eBook ISBN: 9780128128183
About the Editors
Umberto Desideri
Affiliations and Expertise
Francesco Asdrubali
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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RonaldBosma Fri Mar 22 2019
Clear written.
Clear written.
Jasur R. Tue Feb 06 2018
Useful book!
Very useful book for researchers and students