Advances in Building Energy Research
Volume 3
Description:... Advances 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.
Volume 3 covers:
- Energy, Carbon and Cost Performance of Building Stocks
- Solar Chimneys in Buildings
- Optimization and Economics of Solar Cooling Systems
- Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms in Energy Applications in Buildings
- Decision Support Methodologies on the Energy Efficiency and Energy Management in Buildings
- Progress in Numerical Modelling for Urban Thermal Environment Studies
- Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE): An Inevitable Step Toward Sustainability
- Guidelines to Avoid Mould Growth in Buildings
- Thermal Impact of Strategic Landscaping in Cities
- Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Building Energy Consumption
- Green Roofs in Buildings: Thermal and Environmental Behaviour
- Building Earth-Contact Heat Transfer
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