Applied Building Physics: Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties

✍ Scribed by Hugo Hens(auth.)

• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 319
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The energy crises of the 1970s, persisting moisture problems, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, visual and olfactory discomfort, and the move towards more sustainability in building construction have pushed Building Physics to the forefront of building innovation. The societal pressure to diminish energy consumption in buildings without impairing usability acted as a trigger to activate the whole notion of performance based design and construction. As with all engineering sciences, Building Physics is oriented towards application, which is why, after a first book on fundamentals this second volume examines performance rationale and performance requirements. Outdoor and indoor climate conditions are described and calculation values are discussed, the performance concept is specified at the building level and at the building envelope level, and heat-air-moisture material properties are defined.
The book incorporates 35 years of teaching Building Physics to architectural, building and civil engineers, bolstered by 40 years of experience, research and consultancy.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Chapter 0 Introduction (pages 1–5):
Chapter 1 Outdoor and indoor conditions (pages 7–50):
Chapter 2 Performance metrics and arrays (pages 51–58):
Chapter 3 Functional requirements and performances at the building level (pages 59–174):
Chapter 4 Heat?air?moisture performances at the envelope level (pages 175–236):
Chapter 5 Heat?air?moisture material properties (pages 237–296):