Mediterranean green buildings & renewable energy : selected papers from the World Renewable Energy Network's Med Green Forum /: selected papers from the World Renewable Energy Network's Med Green Forum. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Mediterranean green buildings and renewable energy; Proceedings of Med Green Forum - III
• Further Information: Note: Ali Sayigh, editor.
• Editors: Sayigh, A. A. M, 1939-
• Other Names: World Renewable Energy Network, issuing body.; Mediterranean Green Buildings and Renewable Energy Forum, 3rd
• Contents: Energy savings solutions for five Hospitals in Europe -- Climate Adapted in NZEB Retrofitting for Residential Buildings -- Sustainable strategies for protecting and managing cultural heritage -- Buildings' Energy Flexibility -- Influence of Energy-roof on PV efficiency -- Life Cycle Performance Costing as an argument for Green Buildings and renewable energy applications -- A Comparative Study between PV Pumping Systems Using A PMDC Motor And An Induction Motor -- Development the Designed of a Drop-In Hydrogen Fueling station to support the Early Market Build Out of Hydrogen Infrastructure -- Sustainability of Higher Educational Buildings -- Effectiveness of Thermal Inertia in Southern Mediterranean Climates -- Thermal Habitability Monitoring in Housing for Low-Income Families in Extreme Warm, Dry Weather -- Multidisciplinary Energy Efficiency Think Tank for Supporting a Multilevel Governance Models in Energy Policies and Measures -- An Integrated Building Energy Management System -- The Normal Minimising Energy Use; The Abnormal Changing Habits -- Semi-Empirical Models for the Estimation of Global Solar Irradiance measurements in Morocco -- Assessing PV Module Degradation and the Potential Use of Greenhouse Roofs for Supplemental PV Power Generation in Malta -- Revitalization and refurbishment of minor historical centers in the Mediterranean -- Building Envelope-Systems Integrated Models -- Lessons for Future Cities and Architecture -- Environmental Aspects of Green Building Design -- Thermal performance of vacuum glazing with tempered glass panes -- Energy Refurbishment Towards Nearly Zero Energy Terrace Houses, for the Mediterranean Region -- Geo-Climatic applicability of direct evaporative cooling in Italy -- Integrating deep offshore wind with pumped hydro storage in a central Mediterranean archipelago's electricity generation system -- Energy Choice to Support Carbon Dioxide Reduction -- A Study of Space Syntax and Sustainable Design in Chinese Vocational Education Parks -- Based on 3 Case Studies -- Micro-aeolic in residential districts -- Effects of Shadow on the Performance of Solar Photovoltaic -- Landform-reconstruction method of architecture form in cold areas -- Building integrated renewable energy systems, or rediscovering forgotten principles -- The possible shift between heating and cooling demand of buildings under climate change conditions -- Robustness of social houses in Ecuador facing global warming -- Performance Analysis and Parametric Studies of a Bi-fluid Type Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Solar Collector in Simultaneous Mode under Tropical Climate Conditions -- Bi-fluid Photovoltaic/Thermal PV/T Solar Collectors with Three Modes of Operation -- High Quality Calibration Accuracy for Smart Building Energy Efficiency Opportunities -- Liquid and Gas Biofuels from the Catalytic Reforming of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil In Supercritical Water -- Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Upgrading to Renewable Liquid Fuels by Catalytic hydrocracking -- Supporting Electro-mobility in Smart Cities Using Solar EV Charging Stations -- Exploitation of Wave Energy Potential in the Aegean Sea-Greece -- Energy performance of a renovated multi-family building in Sweden -- Building Thermal Exergy Analysis -- Light and Shadow -- Potential of Solar Electricity for Grid Connected Systems in Algeria -- Thermal Energy Recovery System Upgrading -- Mathematical Models for system planning in campus -- Urban sustainable development in Mediterranean areas. The case of Sestri Ponente, Genoa -- Development of Energy Devices Based on Photovoltaic Panels with Extra Consumer Properties -- Assessment of air flows in a school building with mechanical ventilation using passive tracer gas method -- School buildings: energetic and functional upgrades -- Evaluation of the Thermal Performance, Environmental Impact and Cost Effectiveness of an XLAM Component for Retrofitting in Existing Buildings -- Self-Awareness tools for renewable energy production in mixed-use urban tissues -- Renewable energy in Southern Morocco and Prospects -- Lessons for Future Cities and Architecture -- Analysis of Energy Performance of a High Performance Building in a Local Climatic Mediterranean Context. Skylight Optimization Design Based on Interior Ventilation in an Office Building in a Cold Region -- An environmental technological approach to building programming for school facilities -- Green-Smart-Sustainable Building Aspects and Innovations -- Soil-less Urban Temporary Agriculture as a strategy for brownfield sites requalification -- Solar Building Systems for the Mediterranean Area -- Spectral Variation of Energy Efficient Room Lighting -- The Housing Retrofit Market in Italy -- Passive cooling in Mediterranean Area for Bioclimatic and Zero Energy Architecture -- First Year Performance of a PV Plant in Jordan Compared to PV Plants in the Region -- Gauging the Effectiveness of a Resource Management Awareness Campaign on a Central Mediterranean Island -- The 'Reduce and Save' Project -- Heat and light intensity influence on (I-V) characterization of Cu2S film/p- Si heterojunction -- Utilization of Renewable Energy for the Processing of Seaweed -- New environmentally friendly chlorine-free solar-grade silicon production technologies -- Physical Properties of Pure and Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Films Used as Transparent Conducting Oxide -- Socioeconomic, environmental and social impacts of a concentrated solar power energy project in northern Chile -- Learning Sustainability from the Arab Gulf Vernacular Architecture -- Transparent Conducting Oxides for Solar Cell Applications -- Solar driven cold storage units to reduce food waste -- An adaptive thermal comfort model for the Romanian climate -- A Whole-Building, Integrated Approach for Designing a High Performance, Net-Zero Energy and Net-Zero Water Building -- Dynamic simulation use for increasing the efficiency of solar cooling systems in Northern latitudes -- Investigation of urban microclimate parameters of city square in Harbin.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (963 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 720/.47; 621.042; Energy; Sustainable buildings -- Congresses; Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction -- Congresses; Renewable energy sources -- Congresses; Renewable energy sources; ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments; ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice; ARCHITECTURE -- Reference; Renewable energy sources; Sustainable buildings; Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction; Science -- Energy; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319307466; 3319307460
• Related ISBNs: 9783319307459; 3319307452
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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