Cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting : materials, technologies, optimization and case studies /

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal

Cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting : materials, technologies, optimization and case studies / edited by Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Claes-Göran Granqvist, Bjørn Petter Jelle, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, Nicola Bianco, and Jarek Kurnitski - Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, 2017 - 615 pages : Illustration, some color, - Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering .

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Introduction to cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting PART ONE Materials and Technologies -- 2. Selection of thermal insulation materials for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 3. Phase change materials for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 4. Reflective materials for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 5. Solar collectors for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 6. Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting. PART TWO Optimization -- 7. Measuring and verification models for cost-effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 8. A cost-effective human based energy retrofitting approach -- 9. Smart energy systems for cost effective energy efficient retrofitting -- 10. Smart heating systems for cost-effective retrofitting -- 11. Artificial neural networks for predicting the energy behavior of a building category: a powerful tool for cost-optimal analysis. PART THREE Case Studies -- 12. Cost-effective retrofitting of Swedish buildings -- 13. Cost-effective solutions for retrofitting of Finish buildings -- 14. Cost-effectiveness retrofitting of Russian districts -- 15. Cost-effectiveness of energy building performance in Estonian Buildings -- 16. Cost-effective energy retrofitting of prefabricated buildings in Serbia -- 17. Cost-effective renovation of school buildings in the Alps -- 18. Cost-effective energy retrofitting of buildings in Spain -- 19. Cost-effective refurbishment of Italian historic buildings

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his book provides essential knowledge for civil engineers, architects, and other professionals working in the field of cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting

9780081012277 0081012276 9780081011287


Buildings--Retrofitting
Architecture and energy conservation

TJ163.5.B84