Sustainable ecological engineering design : selected proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) /: selected proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS). (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mohammad Dastbaz, Chris Gorse.
• Editors: Dastbaz, M (Mohammad); Gorse, Christopher A
• Other Names: International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society
• Contents: Part 1. Sustainability and the Policy Landscape -- The Meaning of Sustainability -- The Patchwork Politics of Sustainable Communities -- What Has Posterity Ever Done for Us: An Ethical Framework for UK Climate Change Policy? -- The Rocky Road of Post-Capitalist Grassroots Experimentation -- Part 2. Sustainability and Technology -- An Evaluation of Thermal and Lighting Performance within an ETFE Structure -- Double Skin Façades for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Nondomestic Buildings: A Life Cycle Environmental Impact Perspective -- Off the Shelf Solutions to the Retrofit Challenge: Thermal Performance and Comfort -- African Energy Plus construction -- A Case Study of House Rhino -- Smart Badge for Monitoring Formaldehyde Exposure Concentration -- Part 3. Survey, Measuring and Modeling -- A Case Study of the Metrics of Capturing the 'Green' Improvements on a New Office Building -- Building Surveys to Inform Assessment of Initial Conditions in a Property Prior to Thermal Upgrade -- A New Experiment and Modeling Work to Jointly Identify the Building Envelope's Thermal Parameters and a Physical Solar Aperture -- Part 4. Measuring -- Quantifying the Effect of Window Opening on the Measured Heat Loss of a Test House -- A Methodology for Identifying Gaps Between Modeled and Measured Energy Performance in New-Build Social Housing -- Evaluating Natural Ventilation in Future Climate Scenarios as Part of a Long-Term Non-Domestic Retrofit Strategy for an Educational Facility -- Part 5. Building and Infrastructure -- Thermally Modeling Bio-Composites with Respect to an Orientated Internal Structure -- Strength Related Geotechnical Testing of Lateritic Soil Prior to the Application of Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation Treatment -- Part 6. Water -- Development of Sustainable Drinking Water Quality Solutions for Rural Communities in the Developing World -- Management of Water Resources in the Amazon Region -- Part 7. Cities and Neighbourhoods -- Overcoming Barriers to Making Cities More Sustainable: How Can Short-Term Thinking Help Achieve Long-Term Goals? -- The Rejuvenation of a Historical Neighbourhood in South Africa -- Part 8. Comfort, Behaviour and Payback -- Modelling the Delivery of Residential Thermal Comfort and Energy Savings: Comparing How Occupancy Type Affects the Success of Energy Efficiency Measures -- Analysing the Technical and Behavioural Shifts of Social Housing Tenants Following the Retrofitting of External Wall Insulation -- Switch, Don't Save -- Analyzing the Payback Time of Investments in Building Automation -- A New Experiment and Modelling Work to Jointly Identify the Building Envelope's Thermal Parameters and a Physical Solar Aperture.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 387 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 628; Energy; Sustainable engineering -- Congresses; Environmental engineering -- Congresses; Environmental engineering; Sustainable engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Science -- Environmental Science; Building construction & materials; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Energy technology & engineering; Conference papers and proceedings; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319326467; 3319326465
• Related ISBNs: 9783319326450
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 31, 2016).
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