Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021 |
Autore | Littlewood John R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (557 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HowlettRobert J
JainLakhmi C |
Collana | Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Ser. |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 981-16-6269-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- International Programme Committee -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Examining the Deviation in Energy Saving Estimations Due to the Use of the Degree Days Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Impact of Climate Zone and Orientation Angle on the Recurring Massing School Typologies in Turkey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy Impacts of School Typologies -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Selection of Climate Zones and the Reference Cities -- 3.2 Building Envelope Details -- 3.3 Data Analysis, Modelling and Simulation -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Impact on Energy Consumption -- 4.2 Impact on CO2 Emissions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Analysis of the Influence of Aerodynamic Roughness on Urban Vertical Space Form: An Example of Shenzhen Central Area -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Database Construction -- 3.2 Vertical Morphological Parameter Selection -- 3.3 Methods of Analysis -- 4 Analysis of the Impact of Urban Vertical Ventilation -- 4.1 The Central Area of Shenzhen Overview -- 4.2 Planar Spatial Analysis -- 4.3 Physical Space Analysis -- 4.4 Correlation Analysis of Vertical Parameters and Roughness -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Assessing the Impact of Lockdown Due to COVID-19 on the Electricity Consumption of a Housing Development in the UK -- 1 Introduction -- 2 UK Domestic Electricity Consumption -- 3 Method -- 3.1 Trent Basin Community Energy Scheme -- 3.2 Monitoring Households -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Embodied Energy and Global Warming Potential of Radon Preventive Measures Applied in New Family Houses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context to Literature and Project -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Variants -- 3.2 Indicators -- 3.3 Impact Assessment -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion.
5.1 Limitations of the Study -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Automatic Architectural Drawing Labelling Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Data Preparation -- 2.2 Image Segmentation -- 2.3 Evaluation -- 2.4 U-Value Measurement -- 3 Experimental Results -- 3.1 Materials and Datasets -- 3.2 Pre-processing -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Response of the Italian Healthcare Facilities to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of National and Regional Legislation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 National Response -- 3.2 Regional Responses -- 3.3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Evaluation of Circular Construction Works During Design Phase: An Overview of Valuation Tools -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Design for Disassembly (DfD) Tool -- 3.2 Re-use and Recycling-BBRI-VCB Tool -- 3.3 Preservation of Material Supplies-Platform CB'23 -- 3.4 Case Study-CBCI Living Lab Ghent -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Landscape Integrated Photovoltaic System for a Solar Island in the Venetian Lagoon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Methodology -- 3 Historical Analysis of the Site -- 4 Urban Energy Planning -- 5 Building Energy Retrofit -- 5.1 BIPV Design -- 6 Risk-Benefit Assessment of the BIPV System -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Leaving or Sheltering? a Simulation-Based Comparison of Flood Evacuation Strategies in Urban Built Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Microscale Simulation Approach -- 2.2 BEs and Evacuation Analysis for Strategies Comparisons -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Numerical Assessment of the Impact of Roof Albedo and Thermal Resistance on Urban Overheating: A Case Study in Southern Italy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art. 3 Materials and Method -- 3.1 Study Area -- 3.2 Modeling Approach in ENVI-Met -- 3.3 Urban Environment and Database Configuration -- 3.4 Definition of the Scenarios -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Value of the Colour Temperature in a Low Light Intensity Design -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Background -- 1.2 Objective -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Descriptive Study -- 3.1 Experimental Procedure -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- A Methodology for Fast Simulation of Energy Retrofitting Scenarios of Social Building Stock -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Major Issues in Massively Retrofitting the Italian Social Housing Stock -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Implementation and Outcomes -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Flood Risk of Open Spaces: From Microscale Factors of Built Environment to Risk Reduction Strategies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of Microscale Factors of Open Spaces Affecting Flood Risk and Mitigation -- 2.1 Open Spaces-Related Factors -- 2.2 Building-Related Factors -- 2.3 Users-Related Factors -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Low-Cost Architectural Strategies to Reduce Heat Stress in Social Housing for Hot Desert Climates -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objective -- 3 Case Study -- 3.1 Site Description -- 3.2 The Single-Family Social House -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Field Performance of HVAC System Under Healthy and Faulty Conditions During the Summer: Preliminary Development of a Simulation Model Based on Artificial Neural Networks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of the Experimental Set-Up -- 3 Experimental Tests -- 4 Artificial Neural Network-Based Models -- 5 TRNSYS Model -- 6 Assessment of Faults' Impact -- 7 Conclusions -- References. Impact of Occupants' Behavior Uncertainty on Building Energy Consumption Through the Karhunen-Loève Expansion Technique: A Case Study in Italy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Numerical Modeling of the Case Study -- 3.2 Model Calibration -- 3.3 Uncertainty Analyses -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Towards a Multi-risk Assessment of Open Spaces and Its Users: A Rapid Survey Form to Collect and Manage Risk Factors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Definition of the Survey Form of Multi-risk Assessment of Open Spaces -- 2.2 Application to Eight AS Case Studies -- 3 Results -- 4 Insight and Future Works -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Impact of Climate and Economic Scenarios on the Global Costs of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings Renovations. A Stochastic LCC on a Reference Multi-story Building -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 The Building Case Study -- 2.2 The Renovation Solutions and the Evaluation of the Energy Performance -- 2.3 The Stochastic LCC Assessment -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Retrofit Strategies Optimization Based on Indoor Comfort Analysis Under Real Conditions: The Case Study of the Secondary School ITC Carrara -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tools and Methods -- 2.1 The Case Study -- 2.2 Occupancy Surveys on Subjective Comfort Analysis -- 2.3 In-Situ Measurements of Environmental Parameters -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Comparison Between Subjective Comfort Analysis and Field of Measurements -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Design Patterns for Low-Carbon Buildings: A Proposal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design Patterns -- 2.1 Origin of Design Patterns -- 2.2 Design Pattern Domains -- 3 Building Design and Software Development Patterns -- 3.1 Low-Carbon Design Patterns -- 3.2 Building Performance Simulation Patterns -- 3.3 Analytical Process Patterns. 3.4 Modelling Patterns -- 3.5 Interface/Interaction Patterns -- 3.6 Design Management Patterns -- 3.7 Software Development Patterns and Building Information Management -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Transport Systems for Smarter Cities, a Practical Case Applied to Traffic Management in the City of Montreal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Smart City Technological Ecosystems, Case Study: Montreal -- 3 The Place of Intelligent Transport Systems -- 3.1 Electronic Payments -- 3.2 Emergency Management -- 3.3 Traffic Management -- 3.4 Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems -- 3.5 Data Management -- 3.6 Construction Aid -- 3.7 Transport of Goods -- 3.8 Regulations -- 4 The Future of Intelligent Transport Systems -- 4.1 Autonomous Vehicles -- 4.2 The 5G Network and Its Implication in Smart City -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Vortex Optimization of a Low-Head Gravity Hydroelectric Power Plant -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Experimental Setup -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- A Simple Trombe Wall Enhanced with a Phase Change Material: Building Performance Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Approach -- 2.1 Simple Trombe PCM Wall -- 2.2 Research Methods and Simulation Capabilities -- 3 Simulation Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Merging Heat Stress Hazard and Crowding Features to Frame Risk Scenarios Within the Urban Built Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 The Case Study Built Environment -- 3.2 Collecting and Processing Hazard Data -- 3.3 Collecting and Processing Exposure Data -- 3.4 Retrieving Extreme and Recurring Conditions -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Frequent Intense Heat Stress Hazard Encountered -- 4.2 People Exposure Trends -- 4.3 Significant Scenarios for Simulating Users' Behavior -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References. A Numerical Investigation of Repeating Thermal Bridges from Metal Fasteners in Offsite Manufactured Timber Frame Closed Panels for Exterior Walls. |
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Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2023 |
Autore | Littlewood John R |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (800 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JainLakhmi
HowlettRobert J |
Collana | Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Series |
ISBN | 981-9985-01-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- International Programme Committee -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1 Vacuum Insulation Panels for Domestic New Builds and Refurbishment in Scotland -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Review -- 1.3 Regulations and Policy Alignment -- 1.4 Market Comparison with Alternative Products -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Environment Performance Criteria as Means for Green Public Procurement -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.2.1 The Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) Award Method -- 2.2.2 Developing Green Criteria: Types and Toolkits -- 2.2.3 Tools to Determine Environmental Performance -- 2.3 Methodology -- 2.3.1 Data Collection -- 2.3.2 Expert Interviews and Case Studies -- 2.4 Results -- 2.4.1 Descriptive Statistical Analysis -- 2.4.2 Results from Expert Interviews -- 2.4.3 Results from Case Studies -- 2.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 3 A Conceptual Framework for a Sustainable Building Rating System -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Literature Review -- 3.2.1 The Importance of Rating Systems in the Construction Sector -- 3.2.2 The Issuers, Promoters, and Users of Rating Systems -- 3.2.3 The Features of GBRT and Representative Tools -- 3.2.4 The State-Of-The-Art Frameworks of the CBPA System -- 3.3 The Comparison of Categories Among GBRTs and CBPAs -- 3.4 A Framework of SBRS and Future Challenges -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Experimental Comparison Between a Diffuse Insulation Masonry and a Traditional Lightweight Insulated Wall: Evaluation of Internal Temperatures and Thermal Comfort -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Case Study -- 4.3 Methods -- 4.3.1 Experimentation -- 4.3.2 Adaptive Comfort -- 4.4 Results -- 4.4.1 Indoor Temperatures -- 4.4.2 Thermal Comfort -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 A Technical Review on Blue and Blue-Green Roofs -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Review.
5.3 UK Building Regulations -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Developing a Motivation-Driven Framework to Understand Energy-Related Occupant Behavior in Office Buildings -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Research Gaps -- 6.1.2 Scope of Work -- 6.2 Literature Review -- 6.2.1 Occupant Behavior in Buildings -- 6.2.2 Theoretical Background of Energy-Related Occupant Behavior -- 6.3 Method -- 6.3.1 Survey Composition -- 6.3.2 Data Collection and Study Participants -- 6.3.3 Measures -- 6.4 Results -- 6.4.1 Reliability Test -- 6.4.2 Descriptive Statistics -- 6.4.3 Difference Analysis Among Three Office Layouts -- 6.4.4 Difference Analysis Among Three Office Sizes -- 6.4.5 Regression Analysis for Behavioral Intention -- 6.4.6 Regression Analysis for Behavior -- 6.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 7 Identifying the Importance Level: Green Retrofit Features in Existing University Science Laboratories -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Literature Review -- 7.2.1 Green Retrofitting of Existing Interiors -- 7.3 Science Laboratory Environments -- 7.4 Methodology -- 7.4.1 Participants -- 7.5 Instrument and Data Collection -- 7.6 Data Analysis -- 7.7 Results -- 7.8 Discussion -- 7.9 Conclusion -- References -- 8 A Review on Blue Roofs in New UK Constructions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Market Sector and Applications -- 8.3 Regulations and Policy Alignment -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Assessment of the Current State of Building Data Resources from a Main Characterization, Data Fields and Functionalities, BIM and LCA Perspective -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methodology -- 9.2.1 Main Characterization -- 9.2.2 Data Fields and Functionalities -- 9.2.3 Integration Degree of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) -- 9.2.4 Integration Degree of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 9.3 Results -- 9.3.1 Main Characterization -- 9.3.2 Data Fields and Functionalities. 9.3.3 Integration Degree of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) -- 9.3.4 Integration Degree of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 9.4 Conclusions -- References -- 10 Digital Twin for the Energy Transition in Built Environment: Keyword Co-Occurrence Analysis -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Method -- 10.3 Results -- 10.3.1 Descriptive Analysis -- 10.3.2 Keyword Co-occurrence Analysis -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Educational Buildings: Analysis of IAQ as a Function of Occupant Behavior and Mechanical Ventilation Systems -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.2.1 Mechanical Ventilation System -- 11.2.2 Monitoring System -- 11.3 Case Study -- 11.4 Results and Discussion -- 11.4.1 IAQ and Occupant Behavior -- 11.4.2 Mechanical Ventilation versus Natural Ventilation -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References -- 12 Optimization of Residential Buildings' Electricity Management System Considering Economic and Environmental Benefits in the Hourly Dynamic Energy Price Market: A Case Study in the Netherlands -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Mathematical Model -- 12.3 Case Study -- 12.3.1 Scenario 1 -- 12.3.2 Scenario 2 -- 12.3.3 Scenario 3 -- 12.4 Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- 13 Enhancing Fault Detection and Diagnosis in AHU Using Explainable AI -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.1.1 XAI and Buildings -- 13.2 Background -- 13.2.1 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) -- 13.2.2 Shapley Additive exPlaination (SHAP) -- 13.3 Methodology -- 13.4 Results and Discussion -- 13.4.1 Experimental Data -- 13.4.2 Selection of Suitable ML Algorithm -- 13.4.3 SHAP Global Explanation -- 13.4.4 SHAP Local Explanations -- 13.5 Conclusions -- References -- 14 The Effects of a Green Façade on the Indoor Thermal Conditions of a Lightweight Building. An Experimental and Numerical Investigation -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Literature Review -- 14.3 Methodology. 14.3.1 Description of the Experimental Mock-Ups -- 14.3.2 Features of the Green Façade and Modeling Assumptions -- 14.3.3 Experimental Campaign -- 14.4 Results -- 14.4.1 Validation of the Thermal Model -- 14.4.2 Bare Wall Versus Green Façade: Indoor Air Temperature Trends -- 14.5 Discussion -- 14.6 Conclusions -- References -- 15 Energy Optimization and Environmental Comfort: Software Analysis and Evidence-Based Retrofitting Solution for Office Buildings in Sicily -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Literature Review -- 15.3 Materials and Methods -- 15.4 Results and Discussion -- 15.5 Conclusions -- References -- 16 Multi-criteria Decision-Making for Thermal Insulation of an Existing Office Building Considering Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Methodology -- 16.3 Case Study -- 16.4 Results and Discussion -- 16.5 Conclusion -- References -- 17 Cluster Analysis of Masonry Types to Analyze the Energy Performance of Historic Buildings: Preliminary Results -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 State of the Art -- 17.3 Objective -- 17.4 Method -- 17.4.1 Identification and Characterization of Local Masonry Types -- 17.4.2 Methodological Advance and Cluster Analysis -- 17.5 Results -- 17.6 Discussion -- 17.7 Conclusion -- References -- 18 The Impact of Malta's Cultural Specificities as a Small Island State on Regenerative Sustainability Principles in the Built Environment -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Regenerative Sustainability in Small Island States -- 18.2.1 The Current Challenges of Small Island States -- 18.2.2 The Principle of Regenerative Sustainability Across a Building's Lifecycle -- 18.3 Discussion on the Case of Malta -- 18.3.1 The Construction Industry and Climate Resilience -- 18.3.2 The Case of Malta as a SIS and Current Policy Frameworks -- 18.4 Conclusion -- References. 19 Lot Sizing Problem with Fuzzy Capacitated Energy Sources -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Proposed Model -- 19.2.1 Ordinary Fuzzy Sets -- 19.2.2 Production Planning by MILP -- 19.3 Case Study and Numerical Results -- 19.4 Conclusion -- References -- 20 The Impact of Bio-Sourced Materials on the Building's Energy Performance in a Semi-Arid Climate -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Materials and Methods -- 20.2.1 Case Study -- 20.3 Results and Discussion -- 20.3.1 Heat Transfer Through Walls and Roof -- 20.3.2 Indoor Operative Temperature and Humidity -- 20.3.3 Discomfort Hours -- 20.3.4 Energy Consumption -- 20.4 Conclusions -- References -- 21 Building Management System and Data Sharing Platform for Passive Cooling Strategies Assessment and Users' Awareness Increase: Design and Application to a Social Housing Context in Italy -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Methodology -- 21.2.1 BMS Requirements -- 21.2.2 DSP Requirements -- 21.3 Results and Discussion -- 21.3.1 BMS Application -- 21.3.2 HU-BES Definition -- 21.4 Conclusions and Remarks -- References -- 22 What Matters the Most? The Role of Actual Occupancy Patterns and Automatic Model Calibration in Reducing the Building Energy Performance Gap in an Italian Case Study -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Literature Review -- 22.3 Methodology -- 22.3.1 The Case Study -- 22.3.2 Experimental Monitoring -- 22.3.3 Numerical Modeling and Simulations -- 22.3.4 The Model Calibration -- 22.4 Results -- 22.5 Discussion -- 22.6 Conclusions -- References -- 23 Indoor Environment's Quality IEQ Forecasting for a Residential Building Using Machine Learning Models -- 23.1 Introduction -- 23.2 Literature Review -- 23.3 Methodology -- 23.3.1 Case Study -- 23.3.2 Data Collection and Preprocessing -- 23.3.3 Feature Engineering and Selection -- 23.4 Results and Discussion -- 23.5 Conclusion -- References. 24 Preventive Conservation of Heritage Building: The Case Study of Palazzo Gioia in Corato (Italy). |
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Littlewood John R
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024 | ||
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