| Description |
vi, 178 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Green energy and technology, 1865-3529 |
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Green energy and technology. 1865-3529
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 3.1.Timber as a Building Material -- 3.1.1.Inhomogeneity of Timber -- 3.1.2.Durability of Timber -- 3.1.3.Fire Resistance of Timber Structures -- 3.1.4.Sustainability of Timber -- 3.1.5.Timber Strength -- 3.1.6.Modulus of Elasticity -- 3.2.Basic Structural Systems of Timber Construction -- 3.2.1.Short Overview of Basic Structural Systems -- 3.2.2.Massive Timber Structural Systems -- 3.2.3.Lightweight Timber Structural Systems -- 3.3.Design Computational Models -- 3.3.1.FEM Models -- 3.3.2.Two-Dimensional-Braced Frame Models -- 3.3.3.Semi-Analytical Simplified Shear Models -- 3.3.4.Semi-Analytical Simplified Composite Beam Models -- 3.4.Multi-Storey Timber-Frame Building -- References -- 4.Timber-Glass Prefabricated Buildings -- 4.1.The History of Glass Use -- 4.2.Glass as a Building Material -- 4.2.1.Structural Glass -- 4.2.2.Adhesives -- 4.2.3.Insulating Glass -- 4.3.Research Related to the Optimal Glazing Size and Building Shape -- |
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Contents note continued: 4.3.1.Influence of the Glazing Arrangement and its Size on the Energy Balance of Buildings -- 4.3.2.Influence of the Building Shape -- 4.4.Structural Stability of Timber-Glass Houses -- 4.4.1.Experimental Studies on Wall Elements -- 4.4.2.Computational Models |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Why Dealing with the Topic of Timber-Glass Buildings? -- 1.2.Authors' Work in the Field of Energy Efficiency and Timber-Glass Construction -- 1.2.1.Students' Workshops on Timber-Glass Buildings -- 1.3.The Content of the Book -- References -- 2.Energy-Efficient Building Design -- 2.1.Basics of Energy-Efficient Building Design -- 2.2.Classification of Buildings According to Energy Efficiency -- 2.3.Energy Flows in Buildings -- 2.4.Climatic Influences and the Building Site -- 2.4.1.Global Climatic Impacts -- 2.4.2.Macro-, Meso- and Microclimate -- 2.5.Basic Design Parameters -- 2.5.1.Building Shape -- 2.5.2.Orientation -- 2.5.3.Zoning of Interior Spaces -- 2.5.4.Building Components -- 2.6.Design of Passive Strategies -- 2.6.1.Passive Heating Strategy -- 2.6.2.Passive Cooling Strategy -- 2.6.3.Natural Ventilation -- 2.6.4.Daylighting -- 2.7.Active Technical Systems -- References -- 3.Structural Systems of Timber Buildings -- |
| Notes |
"ISSN 1865-3537 (electronic)"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also published electronically |
| Subject |
Architecture and energy conservation.
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Glass construction.
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Wooden-frame houses -- Design and construction.
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| Author |
Premrov, Miroslav, author
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| LC no. |
2013946327 |
| ISBN |
9781447155102 (hardback) |
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(eBook) |
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