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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299622103321

Titolo

Building Refurbishment for Energy Performance : A Global Approach / / edited by Anna Magrini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

9783319030746

3319030744

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3529

Disciplina

696

Soggetti

Energy consumption

Buildings—Design and construction

Building

Construction

Engineering, Architectural

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Energy Efficiency

Building Construction and Design

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Basics of Construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Opaque Building Envelope -- Transparent Building Envelope - Windows and Shading Devices Typologies for Energy Efficiency Refurbishments -- Improving the Energy Efficiency of Heating Systems in Europe’s Residential Buildings -- Solar Energy -- The Calibration Process of Building Energy Models.

Sommario/riassunto

In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of energy consumption which has a strong influence on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with efficient methodologies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. This includes analyses of the building envelopes, the heating systems, the use of solar energy, and the



assessment of the environmental and energy sustainability of the proposed solutions. After a brief introduction to the physical fundamentals involved in the study, results are presented to support cost-effective technical strategies to promote actions for energy saving, in the most critical fields and with the most economic advantage.