Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings

Hall, M R; 2010

Achieving a sustainable level of energy efficiency in buildings, while maintaining occupant comfort, would reduce energy demand and improve energy security as well as improving the environmental impact buildings worldwide. Energy efficiency and thermal comfort can be achieved in both old and new buildings through application of advanced building materials and technology and this book reviews the development and utilisation of advanced building materials and applications of this technology in a range of building types and climates.

Book details

Physical description: 16 x 24 grey 734pp

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Place of publication: Oxford, England, UK

ISBN: 9781845695262

Classification: E620.1 -

Keywords: Energy Efficiency - thermal comfort - building physics - buildings - building materials - sustainable technologies - building design - Construction - built environment - heat transport - hygrothermal behaviour - ventilation - air quality - cooling - environmental health - Safety - insulation - natural fibre - thermal insulation - Aerogel materials - moisture control - prefabricated building units - eco-building design

Subjects: Construction Materials, Construction Engineering, Energy engineering, Architecture, Building, Building Science and Technology, Space heating, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Environment, Protection of ambient air and climate, Health, Safety, Quality assurance and control, Policy and Governance, Physics, Building fabric, Environmental Health, Heat distribution, Energy consumption, Construction, Transport, Transportation of products, Heat, Environmental impact, Air quality