Building Refurbishment for Energy Performance: A Global Approach

✍ Scribed by Anna Magrini (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 259
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of energy consumption which has a strong influence on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with efficient methodologies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. This includes analyses of the building envelopes, the heating systems, the use of solar energy and the assessment of the environmental and energy sustainability of the proposed solutions. After a brief introduction to the physical fundamentals involved in the study, results are presented to support cost-effective technical strategies to promote actions for energy saving, in the most critical fields and with the most economic advantage.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Opaque Building Envelope....Pages 1-59
Transparent Building Envelope: Windows and Shading Devices Typologies for Energy Efficiency Refurbishments....Pages 61-118
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Heating Systems in Europe’s Residential Buildings....Pages 119-158
Solar Energy....Pages 159-214
The Calibration Process of Building Energy Models....Pages 215-252

✦ Subjects

Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Building Construction; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Basics of Construction

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