| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
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Woodhead Publishing series in energy |
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Woodhead Publishing in energy.
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| Contents |
Cover; Materials forenergy efficiencyand thermalcomfort inbuildings; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Preface; Part I Fundamental issues and building physics:understanding energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the built environment; 1 Heat and mass transport processes in building materials; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Heat transfer: the transport of energy; 1.3 Mass transfer: the transport of matter; 1.4 Summary; 1.5 Sources of further information; 1.6 References; 1.7 Appendix: Nomenclature |
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2 Hygrothermal behaviour and simulation in buildings2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hygrothermal loads; 2.3 Modelling simultaneous heat and moisture transfer processes; 2.4 Input data for hygrothermal calculations; 2.5 Hygrothermal calculation results; 2.6 Model validation and practical applications; 2.7 Limitations of current hygrothermal models; 2.8 Conclusions and future trends; 2.9 References; 3 Ventilation, air quality and airtightness in buildings; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Ventilation systems; 3.3 Physical mechanisms; 3.4 Feasibility of natural ventilation; 3.5 Natural ventilation design |
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3.6 Issues concerning materials3.7 Future trends; 3.8 Sources of further information and advice; 3.9 References and further reading; 4 Heat energy storage and cooling in buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Psychrometrics; 4.3 Fundamentals of thermal energy storage; 4.4 Materials for thermal energy storage; 4.5 Thermal storage applications for building heating and cooling; 4.6 Sources of further information and advice; 4.7 References; 4.8 Appendix: Nomenclature; 5 Thermal comfort in buildings; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Thermal comfort; 5.3 Measurement of thermal comfort |
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5.4 The thermal index: an assessment technique5.5 Thermal comfort indices; 5.6 International Standards and thermal comfort; 5.7 Behavioural thermoregulation, thermal comfort and the adaptive model; 5.8 Equivalent clothing index (lEQUIV); 5.9 Equivalent clothing index, the comfort temperature range and temperature limits in offices; 5.10 Sustainable thermal comfort; 5.11 References; 6 Environmental health and safety in buildings; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Safety issues in occupied spaces; 6.3 Combustion, fire and combustible materials; 6.4 Infiltration of outdoor pollutants |
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6.5 Indoor emissions and outgassing6.6 Occupant activity; 6.7 Transformations within the interior; 6.8 Particles in buildings that impact on environmental health and safety; 6.9 Materials and toxicity; 6.10 Advanced material requirements; 6.11 Future trends; 6.12 References; Part II Materials and sustainable technologies:improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the built environment; 7 Life cycle assessment and environmental profiling of building materials; 7.1 Materials sustainability; 7.2 A life cycle approach to selecting building materials |
| Summary |
Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings would substantially reduce the energy demand and improve the environmental impact and carbon footprint of building stock worldwide. Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings critically reviews the advanced building materials applicable for improving the built environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable buildings.
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Heating.
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Energy consumption.
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Building materials -- Thermal properties.
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energy consumption.
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Building materials -- Thermal properties
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Energy consumption
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Heating
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Sustainable buildings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Matthew R.
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| ISBN |
9781845699277 |
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1845699270 |
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1845695267 |
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9781845695262 |
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