Toward Energy-Efficient Buildings - Jianheng Chen

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Résumé :
Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings: Envelope Technologies and Sustainable Energy Systems examines the intersection of building design and energy systems analysis, paving the way to sustainable, efficient buildings and our communal energy future. This book begins by outlining the major energy challenges for buildings and the fundamentals and opportunities in envelope technology for their increasing the efficiency of their energy systems. Close analysis of various technologies is then carried out, including case studies and demonstrations of impact assessment techniques. The ways in which these technologies interact with energy systems within the building are drawn out and clarified for a range of readers. Finally, detailed guidance on energy system assessment and analysis is provided. Bringing together these two essential disciplines for sustainable living, Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings will support energy engineers, researchers, and students of energy systems in developing technologies for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings....

Biographie:
Professor Lu joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an assistant professor in 2006...

Sommaire:

1. Introduction to carbon-neutral buildings and energy-efficient building envelopes
2. Fundamentals of building envelope design
3. Solar radiation, the energy balance of buildings, and building energy use
4. Advanced thermal regulation strategies for energy-smart building envelopes: thermal insulation materials and building-integrated phase change materials
5. Energy-efficient windows and facade technologies and energy balance
6. Spectral-selective nanomaterial solutions for low-energy buildings and a cool city
7. Building-integrated renewable energy technologies
8. Building energy assessment tools and evaluation integration approaches to energy-efficient buildings
9. Building energy performance modeling and simulation for energy systems
10. Novel passive energy-efficient building envelope technologies and prospects for sustainable energy systems