Advances in Building Energy Research, Volume 4Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Research on heating and cooling requirements of buildings with solar louvre devices | 1 |
Chapter 2 On the evaluation of heating ventilating and air conditioning systems | 23 |
Chapter 3 Climatic change and the built environment | 45 |
Towards the realization of smart electrochromic glazing for energysaving applications in building | 77 |
Chapter 5 Overview of natural cross ventilation studies and the latest simulation design tools used in building ventilationrelated research | 127 |
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