05979nam 2201597z- 450 991055733460332120231214133325.0(CKB)5400000000042532(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76301(EXLCZ)99540000000004253220202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable ConstructionBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (414 p.)3-0365-1175-X 3-0365-1174-1 This Special Issue includes 20 contributions from across the world with very interesting and current research topics, such as insulation solutions and CO2 emissions; thermal transmittance of LSF walls; statistics for China’s building energy consumption; natural ventilation; thermal behavior of an earthbag building; thermal performance and comfort in a vernacular building; overheating risk under future extreme weather conditions; analytical methods to estimate the thermal transmittance of LSF walls; model simplification on energy and comfort simulation analysis; Trombe wall thermal behavior and energy efficiency of an LSF compartment; new metering hot box for in situ hygrothermal measurement; mechanical and thermal performance of compressed earth blocks; life-cycle assessment of a new house; energy analyses of Serbian buildings with horizontal overhangs; thermal properties of mortar blocks by using recycled glass; prediction of cooling energy consumption building using machine learning techniques; occupants’ behavior, climate change, heating, and cooling energy needs of buildings; a new method for establishing a hygrothermally controlled test room; nonintrusive measurements to incorporate the air renovations in dynamic models; and retrofit of existing buildings with aerogel panels.Research & information: generalbicsscTechnology: general issuesbicsscenergy demand analysisinsulation materialsclimate zonesenvelopeCO2 emissionsLSF constructionfacade wallpartition wallthermal transmittancethermal bridgesparametric studynumerical simulationsbuilding energy statisticsbuilding energy consumptionenergy balance sheetbuilding energy efficiencyChinabuilding automation systemsheating controlenergy savingsearth buildingthermal comfortpassive designmonitoring and simulationglazed balconyindoor comfortpassive strategiesthermal performancevernacular architectureoverheating riskevaluationcold climateslightweight steel frameLSF wallsU-valueanalytical methodscalculation proceduresaccuracyModel simplificationsThermal and visual comfortEnergy performanceIDA ICEResidential buildingpassive solarTrombe walllight steel framethermal behaviorenergy efficiencyMediterranean climateoffice useresidential useheating set-pointsmetering hot boxin situhygrothermal measurementdynamic conditionshistoric masonriesHeLLocompressed earth blocks (CEBs)compressive strengthdurabilityguarded hot boxLCAenvironmental impacthousebuilding envelopebuildingoverhangsenergy consumptionoptimizationGenOptEnergyPluscrushed glassperiodic thermal transmittanceenergy demandadaptive comfortsocial housingheating and cooling systemoptimization and managementenergy use predictionneural networksupport vector machineoccupant behaviorclimate changesenergy needsventilationresidential buildingsDesignBuilderwater vapor resistivityhygrothermal modelingcondensationmoldhygrothermal propertiesmoisture transportinter-laboratory testingbuilding energyperformance assessmentair renovationnon-intrusive measurementson-board monitoringaerogeldynamic simulationretrofittingeconomic analysisResearch & information: generalTechnology: general issuesSantos Pauloedt1319288Santos PauloothBOOK9910557334603321Thermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable Construction3034930UNINA