Building Refurbishment for Energy Performance A Global Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Magrini, Anna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy efficiency.; Construction.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Engineering, Architectural.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Building Construction.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Basics of Construction.

In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of energy consumption which has a strong influence on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with efficient methodologies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. This includes analyses of the building envelopes, the heating s...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Opaque Building Envelope
• Transparent Building Envelope - Windows and Shading Devices Typologies for Energy Efficiency Refurbishments
• Improving the Energy Efficiency of Heating Systems in Europe’s Residential Buildings
• Solar Energy
• The Calibration Process of Building Energy Models.