Green and Smart Buildings: Advanced Technology Options

✍ Scribed by Nilesh Y. Jadhav (auth.)

Publisher: Springer Singapore
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 188
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This book highlights the various technologies that are currently available or are now being developed for the green and smart buildings of the future. It examines why green building performance is important, and how it can be measured and rated using appropriate benchmarking systems. Lastly, the book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in green building technologies and the trend towards zero energy or net positive energy buildings in the future.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Green and Smart Building Trends....Pages 9-14
Integrated Design Concepts and Tools....Pages 15-24
Passive Design Technologies....Pages 25-57
Active Design Technologies....Pages 59-94
Building Management and Automation Technologies....Pages 95-107
Renewable Energy Integration in Buildings....Pages 109-122
Water and Waste Management Technologies....Pages 123-145
Engaging Occupants in Green and Smart Buildings....Pages 147-154
Green Building Performance Assessment and Rating....Pages 155-170
Conclusion....Pages 171-179

✦ Subjects

Energy Efficiency;Building Construction and Design;Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management;Waste Management/Waste Technology;Energy Economics;Sustainable Development

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