Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Life Cycle Approach offers a comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the subject with a further focus on the Life Cycle. The editors, renowned academics, invited a diverse group of researchers to develop original chapters for the book and managed to well integrate all contributions in a consistent volume. Sections cover the role of the building sector on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, international technical standards, laws and regulations, building energy efficiency and zero energy consumption buildings, the life cycle assessment of buildings, from construction to decommissioning, and other timely topics.

The multidisciplinary approach to the subject makes it valuable for researchers and industry based Civil, Construction, and Architectural Engineers. Researchers in related fields as built environment, energy and sustainability at an urban scale will also benefit from the books integrated perspective.

• 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

Professors, researchers, students, and professionals involved in building efficiency research, design and construction

 

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