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xxx, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 2.5.The Economic Case for Retrofitting Using Bioclimatic Principles: How Can Existing Buildings Be Designed for Retrofitting Around Economic Constraints? / Francis Barram -- 2.6.Summary / Nathan Groenhout -- pt. III Technological And Behaviour Change For Performance Improvements -- 3.1.Introduction / Richard Hyde -- 3.2.Evaluating Typologies of Commercial Architecture for Retrofitting: What are the Design and Technical Characteristics of Existing Commercial Buildings Built in the Recent Past and Their Potential for Environmental Improvements in the Face of Climate Change? / Michelle Nurman -- 3.3.Retrofitting Comfort and Indoor Environmental Quality: Can Improved Levels Of Occupant Comfort, Human Health, Well-Being and Productivity be Achieved From Existing Buildings? / Christina Candido -- 3.4.Reviewing Benchmarking Systems for Retrofitting: How Can Benchmarking be Harnessed for the Purposes of Retrofitting? / Richard Hyde -- |
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Contents note continued: 3.11.Penalty-Reward-Pinch (PRP) Design for Improving the Sustainability of Existing Commercial Buildings: What Alternative Design Approaches Can Be Used For Retrofitting? / Edward Halawa -- 3.12.Drivers for Renovation of Commercial Buildings / David Leifer -- 3.13.A Bioclimatic Design Approach to Retrofitting Commercial Office Buildings: What are the RÌ€ule of Thumb' Passive Strategies for Retrofitting? / Kat Healey -- 3.14.Summary / Richard Hyde -- pt. IV Retrofitting Exemplars -- 4.1.Introduction / Nathan Groenhout -- 4.2.743 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland / Mark Thompson -- 4.3.55 St Andrews Place, Melbourne, Australia: Turning a Sparrow into a Peacock: What Are the Strategies for Retrofitting for Improved Environmental Performance? / Caimin McCabe -- 4.4.Bioclimatic Retrofitting of University Buildings: What Issues Arise in the Precinct-Scale Retrofitting of Buildings? / Margaret Liu -- |
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Contents note continued: 4.5.503 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia: How Can Onsite Power Generation Be Achieved in Commercial Buildings? / Bruce Precious -- 4.6.Solar Retrofit: What Are The Benefits Of Retrofitting Solar-Producing Technologies? / Brett Pollard -- 4.7.Benefits And Impacts of Adjusting Cooling Set-Points in Brisbane: How Do Office Workers Respond? / Susan Loh -- 4.8.Delivering Energy-Efficient Buildings: The Low Energy High Rise (LEHR) Project / Alexandra McKenna -- 4.9.Refurbishment for Carbon Reduction and Occupant Comfort: Insights from the Post-Occupancy Evaluation of three Office Buildings: What is the Feedback From Occupants in Developing the Case for Retrofitting? / Leena Thomas -- 4.10.The Deakin University Waterfront Campus: Callista Offices: How Can An Evidence-Based Approach to Office Renovation Work In Practice? / Mark B. Luther -- 4.11.Summary / Nathan Groenhout |
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Contents note continued: 3.5.Energy Performance Rating Systems: How International and National Policies and Rating Systems Leverage a Methodology for Retrofit / Alan Obrart -- 3.6.Performance Modelling Tools: What Role Can Computer-Based Software Tools Play in Informed Decisions In Predicting? / Lester Partridge -- 3.7.Monitoring Building Performance: How Can Behaviour and Technology Changes Combine to Improve Environmental Performance? / Craig Roussac -- 3.8.A Diagnostic Toolkit for Multi-Dimensional Testing of Built Internal Environments: How Can The Physical Parameters of Existing Buildings Be Measured? / Mark B. Luther -- 3.9.Reducing Embodied Energy Through Retrofit: How Can Embodied Energy be Saved with Retrofitting Existing Buildings? / Sattar Sattary -- 3.10.A Checklist For Peak Energy Reduction Strategies in Buildings: How Can Retrofitting Strategies be Conceptualised Into Simple Principles? / Mark B. Luther -- |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Eco-Design And Renovation -- 1.1.Introduction / Richard Hyde -- 1.2.Strategies for Designing Our Green Built Environment: Why Should Buildings Be Designed to Integrate with the Natural Environment in the Face of Changing Climate Conditions? / Ken Yeang -- 1.3.Eco-Design for Retrofitting: How Can Eco-Design Work Apply to Retrofitting Buildings for Climate Change? / Richard Hyde -- 1.4.Summary / Richard Hyde -- pt. II Bioclimatic Retrofitting -- 2.1.Introduction / Richard Hyde -- 2.2.Design Solution Sets for Bioclimatic Retrofit / Nathan Groenhout -- 2.3.An Evidence-Based Design (EBD) Approach to Select Retrofitting Strategies: What Sources of Evidence Can be Used to Select Retrofitting Strategies? / Indrika Rajapaksha -- 2.4.Building Simulation Methodology to Evaluate Performance Improvements for Retrofitting / Indrika Rajapaksha -- |
| Summary |
This book presents a theory-based, practice-support methodology to deal with sustainable retrofitting opportunities for existing commercial buildings in warm climates using bioclimatic design as the basis |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Buildings -- Energy conservation.
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Commercial buildings -- Energy conservation.
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Commercial buildings -- Environmental engineering
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Commercial buildings -- Remodeling.
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Commercial buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable construction.
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| Author |
Barram, Francis, editor
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Groenhout, Nathan, editor
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Hyde, Richard, 1949- editor
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Yeang, Ken, 1948- editor
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| LC no. |
2012006900 |
| ISBN |
9780203119846 (ebook) |
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9781849712910 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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