Eco-efficient materials for mitigating building cooling needs : design, properties and applications / / edited by F. Pacheco-Torgal [and three others] ; contributors N. L. Alchapar [and thirty six others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (552 p.) |
Disciplina | 691.0286 |
Collana | Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering |
Soggetto topico | Building materials - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
1-78242-401-6
1-78242-380-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Eco-efficient Materials for Mitigating Building Cooling Needs: Design, Properties and Applications; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction to eco-efficient materials to mitigate building cooling needs; 1.1. Climate change and urban heat islands (UHIs); 1.2. Adaptation to climate change and mitigation of UHI effects and of building cooling needs; 1.3. Outline of the book; References; Part One: Pavements for mitigating urban heat island effects
Chapter 2: Coating materials to increase pavement surface reflectance2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Organic polymers used as coating overlay materials for pavements; 2.2.1. Epoxy resins; 2.2.2. Acrylic ester polymers; 2.2.3. Advantages and disadvantages of various polymers; 2.3. Inorganic materials used as polymer fillers to increase reflectance; 2.3.1. White color materials for increasing visible light reflectance; 2.3.2. Various color materials for increasing NIR reflectance; 2.4. Aggregate materials with high reflectance; 2.5. Future trends; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 3: Pavements made of concrete with high solar reflectance3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Materials for high solar reflectance concrete; 3.2.1. Water; 3.2.2. Aggregates; 3.2.3. Portland cement; 3.2.4. Slag cement; 3.2.5. Latex; 3.2.6. Fly ash; 3.2.7. Pigments; 3.3. Heat transfer in pavements; 3.4. Other potential benefits of high solar reflectance concrete; 3.5. Modeling the benefits of widespread use of high solar reflectance concrete; 3.5.1. Benefits associated with the use of SCMs; 3.5.2. Benefits as a result of mitigating urban heat island effects 3.6. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credit3.7. Other resources; 3.8. Future trends; References; Chapter 4: A comparison of thermal performance of different pavement materials; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Albedo of pavement materials; 4.2.1. Albedo field measurement methods and equipment; 4.2.2. Pavement materials and plan for albedo measurement; 4.2.2.1. Pavement materials for albedo measurement; 4.2.2.2. Plan for albedo measurement; 4.2.3. Albedo values of different pavement materials; 4.2.3.1. Albedo of nine test sections without traffic 4.2.3.2. Albedo of other different pavement materials from UCPRC testing pavements without traffic4.2.3.3. Albedo of slurry seal, cape seal, fog seal, and chip seal with more data of PCC and AC measured from field pavem...; 4.2.4. Main factors affecting field albedo measurement; 4.2.4.1. Influence of wind speed and air temperature; 4.2.4.2. Influence of cloudiness; 4.2.5. Diurnal and seasonal variation of albedo; 4.2.5.1. Diurnal variation of albedo; 4.2.5.2. Seasonal variation of albedo; 4.2.6. Change of albedo over time; 4.2.7. Summary of albedo of pavement materials 4.3. Thermal properties of pavement materials |
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Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eco-efficient materials for mitigating building cooling needs : design, properties and applications / / edited by F. Pacheco-Torgal [and three others] ; contributors N. L. Alchapar [and thirty six others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (552 p.) |
Disciplina | 691.0286 |
Collana | Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering |
Soggetto topico | Building materials - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
1-78242-401-6
1-78242-380-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Eco-efficient Materials for Mitigating Building Cooling Needs: Design, Properties and Applications; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction to eco-efficient materials to mitigate building cooling needs; 1.1. Climate change and urban heat islands (UHIs); 1.2. Adaptation to climate change and mitigation of UHI effects and of building cooling needs; 1.3. Outline of the book; References; Part One: Pavements for mitigating urban heat island effects
Chapter 2: Coating materials to increase pavement surface reflectance2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Organic polymers used as coating overlay materials for pavements; 2.2.1. Epoxy resins; 2.2.2. Acrylic ester polymers; 2.2.3. Advantages and disadvantages of various polymers; 2.3. Inorganic materials used as polymer fillers to increase reflectance; 2.3.1. White color materials for increasing visible light reflectance; 2.3.2. Various color materials for increasing NIR reflectance; 2.4. Aggregate materials with high reflectance; 2.5. Future trends; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 3: Pavements made of concrete with high solar reflectance3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Materials for high solar reflectance concrete; 3.2.1. Water; 3.2.2. Aggregates; 3.2.3. Portland cement; 3.2.4. Slag cement; 3.2.5. Latex; 3.2.6. Fly ash; 3.2.7. Pigments; 3.3. Heat transfer in pavements; 3.4. Other potential benefits of high solar reflectance concrete; 3.5. Modeling the benefits of widespread use of high solar reflectance concrete; 3.5.1. Benefits associated with the use of SCMs; 3.5.2. Benefits as a result of mitigating urban heat island effects 3.6. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credit3.7. Other resources; 3.8. Future trends; References; Chapter 4: A comparison of thermal performance of different pavement materials; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Albedo of pavement materials; 4.2.1. Albedo field measurement methods and equipment; 4.2.2. Pavement materials and plan for albedo measurement; 4.2.2.1. Pavement materials for albedo measurement; 4.2.2.2. Plan for albedo measurement; 4.2.3. Albedo values of different pavement materials; 4.2.3.1. Albedo of nine test sections without traffic 4.2.3.2. Albedo of other different pavement materials from UCPRC testing pavements without traffic4.2.3.3. Albedo of slurry seal, cape seal, fog seal, and chip seal with more data of PCC and AC measured from field pavem...; 4.2.4. Main factors affecting field albedo measurement; 4.2.4.1. Influence of wind speed and air temperature; 4.2.4.2. Influence of cloudiness; 4.2.5. Diurnal and seasonal variation of albedo; 4.2.5.1. Diurnal variation of albedo; 4.2.5.2. Seasonal variation of albedo; 4.2.6. Change of albedo over time; 4.2.7. Summary of albedo of pavement materials 4.3. Thermal properties of pavement materials |
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Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 | ||
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Ecological and health effects of building materials / / edited by Junaid Ahmad Malik and Shriram Marathe |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 609 p. 85 illus., 69 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 690.0286 |
Soggetto topico |
Building materials - Environmental aspects
Sustainable construction Construction industry - Health aspects |
ISBN | 3-030-76073-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Potentially toxic construction materials: An Introduction -- 2. The main ecological health hazards from building materials -- 3. Atmospheric emissions from construction sector -- 4. PVC (The poison plastic), Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE), Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC), Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE), Polychloroproprene Rubber (CR)- Chemistry, Applications and ecological impacts -- 5. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emission and its adverse health effects from building sector -- 6. Heavy metal contaminations from construction materials -- 7. Nanoparticles in construction industry and their toxicity -- 8. Traditional and novel thermal insulation materials and their implications -- 9. Sulfo-Aluminate cement and magnesium phosphate cement in eco-conservation -- 10. Exposure to airborne concrete, stone, brick and granite dust -- 11. Carpets and textiles: Effect on indoor environment and health -- 12. Soil contaminations from the construction projects -- 13. Water pollution from construction industry -- 14. Construction sector, biodiversity and wildlife conservation -- 15. Embodied carbon in constructions and its ecological implications -- 16. Building Material Assessment System (BMAS) and its determination -- 17. Advances in Environmental impact assessment methods/tools in construction engineering -- 18. Special Concretes for Ecological Preservations. -- 19. Use of industrial waste materials in Civil Engineering Applications -- 20. Utilization of waste water for the construction projects -- 21. Use of Construction and Demolition wastes in Civil Engineering for Ecological preservation -- 22. Sustainable Techniques for building waste disposals -- 23. Ecological and sustainable Road constructions -- 24. Health impacts of thee Construction Workers -- 25. Sustainable Geotechnical practices in the Constructions -- 26. Sustainable infrastructural Development through Ecological Conservations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910522942403321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Ecological building materials for deserts and drylands / / Daniela A. Ottmann |
Autore | Ottmann Daniela A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 pages) |
Disciplina | 324.120286 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Geography |
Soggetto topico |
Building materials - Environmental aspects
Composite materials - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
9783030954567
9783030954550 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910544851103321 |
Ottmann Daniela A. | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Ecological urban architecture [[electronic resource] ] : qualitative approaches to sustainability / / Thomas Schröpfer ; with contributions by Limin Hee ... [et al.] |
Autore | Schröpfer Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 720.47 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HeeLimin |
Collana | Birkhäuser Generalstandingorder |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable architecture
Urban ecology (Sociology) Ecological houses Building materials - Environmental aspects City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainability Architecture, Modern - 21st century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE STUDIES -- MATERIALIZE -- MOBILIZE -- SIMULATE -- TRANSFORM -- NEW PERSPECTIVES -- APPENDIX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463448803321 |
Schröpfer Thomas | ||
Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecological urban architecture [[electronic resource] ] : qualitative approaches to sustainability / / Thomas Schröpfer ; with contributions by Limin Hee ... [et al.] |
Autore | Schröpfer Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 720.47 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HeeLimin |
Collana | Birkhäuser Generalstandingorder |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable architecture
Urban ecology (Sociology) Ecological houses Building materials - Environmental aspects City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainability Architecture, Modern - 21st century |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE STUDIES -- MATERIALIZE -- MOBILIZE -- SIMULATE -- TRANSFORM -- NEW PERSPECTIVES -- APPENDIX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787336403321 |
Schröpfer Thomas | ||
Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecological urban architecture [[electronic resource] ] : qualitative approaches to sustainability / / Thomas Schröpfer ; with contributions by Limin Hee ... [et al.] |
Autore | Schröpfer Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 720.47 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HeeLimin |
Collana | Birkhäuser Generalstandingorder |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable architecture
Urban ecology (Sociology) Ecological houses Building materials - Environmental aspects City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainability Architecture, Modern - 21st century |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE STUDIES -- MATERIALIZE -- MOBILIZE -- SIMULATE -- TRANSFORM -- NEW PERSPECTIVES -- APPENDIX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825717603321 |
Schröpfer Thomas | ||
Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012 | ||
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Energetic characterization of building evolution : a multi-perspective evaluation in the Andean region of Ecuador / / Jefferson Eloy Torres-Quezada |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
Disciplina | 720.472 |
Collana | Green energy and technology |
Soggetto topico |
Architecture and energy conservation
Building materials - Environmental aspects Buildings - Energy conservation |
ISBN |
9783031215988
9783031215971 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Construction Evolution and their Energectic Impact in Andean Region Buildings -- The Constructive Evolution of the Envelope. The Impact on Indoor Thermal Conditions in Andean Regions -- Construction Development, Economic Evolution, and Environmental Impact in Ecuador -- Constructive Sincerity and Bioclimatic Architecture -- Materials From a Heritage Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910647781803321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental design & construction |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Troy, MI : , : Business News Pub., , 1997- |
Disciplina | 711 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings
Building materials - Environmental aspects Green products Environmental protection Periodicals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2328-5567 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Environmental design and construction
Environmental design + construction Environmental design plus construction EDC magazine |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134104303321 |
Troy, MI : , : Business News Pub., , 1997- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental design & construction |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Troy, MI : , : Business News Pub., , 1997- |
Disciplina | 711 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings
Building materials - Environmental aspects Green products Environmental protection Periodicals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2328-5567 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Environmental design and construction
Environmental design + construction Environmental design plus construction EDC magazine |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996213546403316 |
Troy, MI : , : Business News Pub., , 1997- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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