Beyond Energy Efficiency in Architecture. New Challenges and Research Trajectories for Buildings and the Built Environment

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: active solar systems; active strategies; adaptive envelopes; agrivoltaics; AQI; bidirectional gated recurrent unit; building energy performance; classification; climate change; CO2; comparison of different types of VGS; convolutional neural networks; cool roofs; coronavirus pandemic; COVID-19; daily heat gains; daylight; decision-making; electricity consumption prediction; energy efficiency; energy renovation; energy saving; energy security; EnergyPlus; health; heat stress; heat transfer; heritage buildings; heritage values; History of engineering and technology; hybrid deep learning model; indoor air quality (IAQ); Italian case studies; lighting; mathematical modeling and thermohygrometric analysis; Mexico City; modeling; monitoring; numerical validation; optimal cost; passive solar design; passive solar strategies; passive strategies; phase change material; preservation; public buildings; public school buildings; refurbishment; residential energy modeling; residential load prediction; risk assessment; smart building; solar cadaster; solar energy; solar potential modeling; solar reflective coatings; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); synergistic design; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; Technology: general issues; temperature sensitivity; thermal comfort; thermal energy storage; urban planning; user; user centred design; Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS); visual comfort
• ISBN: 303657137X; 9783036571362; 3036571361; 9783036571379
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7137-9

The reprint provides a comprehensive review of various topics related to sustainable building design and operation, with a particular focus on energy efficiency and environmental impact. It covers a wide range of topics, including visual comfort assessment, decision-making processes of residents, low-cost devices for CO2 monitoring, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential energy use. The reprint also includes discussions on solar energy in urban planning, cost-optimal measures for energy renovation, and passive solar solutions for buildings. It provides insights into the use of different materials and strategies for improving the energy efficiency of building envelopes, including the integration of phase change materials and the use of reflective coatings on building roofs. Several case studies are presented in the book, which explores the implementation of sustainable design strategies in different building types and climates. The authors also discuss the use of advanced modeling techniques to simulate the performance of different building systems, including vertical greenery systems and the solar cadaster.