Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a »must have » reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories.
Volume 3 covers:
– Energy, Carbon and Cost Performance of Building Stocks
– Solar Chimneys in Buildings
– Optimization and Economics of Solar Cooling Systems
– Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms in Energy Applications in Buildings
– Decision Support Methodologies on the Energy Efficiency and Energy Management in Buildings
– Progress in Numerical Modelling for Urban Thermal Environment Studies
– Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE): An Inevitable Step Toward Sustainability
– Guidelines to Avoid Mould Growth in Buildings
– Thermal Impact of Strategic Landscaping in Cities
– Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Building Energy Consumption
– Green Roofs in Buildings: Thermal and Environmental Behaviour
– Building Earth-Contact Heat Transfer