ZEMCH: Toward the Delivery of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Noguchi, Masa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy efficiency.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Sustainable development.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Building Construction.; Sustainable Development.

In this book, leading international experts explore the emerging concept of the zero energy mass custom home (ZEMCH) – designed to meet the need for social, economic, and environmental sustainability – and provide all of the knowledge required for the delivery of zero energy mass customized housing...

Table of Contents:

• Sustainable development
• Mass housing
• Prefabrication
• Mass customisation
• Mass personalisation
• Inclusive design
• Energy use in housing
• Passive design
• Active systems
• Zero energy homes
• Building performance and simulation
• ZEMCH business operation in Japan.