Energy performance of buildings : energy efficiency and built environment in temperate climates /: energy efficiency and built environment in temperate climates. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sofia-Natalia Boemi, Olatz Irulegi and Mattheos Santamouris, editors.
• Editors: Boemi, Sofia-Natalia; Irulegi, Olatz; Santamouris, M (Matheos), 1956-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 543 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 720.472; 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
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319208312; 3319208314
• Related ISBNs: 9783319208305; 3319208306
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 10, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.