Energy design strategies for retrofitting : methodology, technologies, renovation options and applications / A. Boeri, E. Antonini, J. Gaspari, D. Longo
Cover; Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting: Methodology, Technologies and Applications; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Contents; Introduction; 1. Energy conscious design approaches for building renewal and urban development [Andrea Boeri]; 1.1 The increasing importance played by the energy factor in the building sector: social and economic implications; 1.2 European market trends and the role of the existing building stock in the urban development; 1.3 Trends, demands and standards in the housing sector; 1.4 Retrofitting as a tool to improve the quality of the building stock
2. General framework for retrofitting actions on the housing sector in the EU [Danila Longo]2.1 Retrofitting experiences in Europe; 2.2 Lesson learned and open issues in retrofitting design; 2.3 Assessing the results of retrofitting actions; 3. Retrofitting strategies and performance targets [Jacopo Gaspari]; 3.1 Designing service life of interventions; 3.2 Defining intervention strategies; 3.3 Building envelope implementation; 3.4 Volumetric additions; 4. Technical and design options [Ernesto Antonini]; 4.1 Higher performance for building envelopes
4.2 Envelope features and building thermal behaviour: notes about building physics4.3 Common performance deficiencies in existing building envelopes; 4.4 Improving thermal performance of the envelope system; 4.5 Improving summer energy performance; 4.6 Innovative material purposes and constraints; 5. Applications of principals and methodologies for effective retrofitting actions [Jacopo Gaspari]; 5.1 From theory to practice; 5.2 Step-by-step retrofitting scenarios; 5.3 Energy savings and energy investments; 5.4 Optimization of retrofitting strategy; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; H; I; N
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Summary
Providing a coherent and realistic vision of the implications of the energy issue in the future development of our cities; places emphasis on the links between very specific and technical topics and the most challenging issues concerning energy savings and the transition to a low carbon society
