Passive Energy Strategies for Mediterranean Residential Buildings Facing the Challenges of Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations /

This book presents an approach to energy-efficient building design, which takes into account the most important challenges in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Southern Europe. It outlines a specific approach related to residential buildings and their intergenerational and vulnerable occup...

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Main Author: Monge-Barrio, Aurora (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
Subjects:
Energy efficiency.
Buildings-Design and construction.
Building.
Construction.
Engineering, Architectural.
Building materials.
Sustainable development.
Climate change.
ISBN:9783319698830
ISSN:1865-3529
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Context and vision of the book
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Vulnerable occupants
  • Passive Residential Architecture in Mediterranean Climates
  • Building Envelopes
  • Mixed systems: Sunspaces
  • Surveys and Monitoring of Residential Buildings
  • Simulation of Building Energy Performance
  • Cost-effective Strategies
  • Geographic Information Tools (GIS).

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