Passive Energy Strategies for Mediterranean Residential Buildings Facing the Challenges of Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations /

• Main Authors: Monge-Barrio, Aurora (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sánchez-Ostiz Gutiérrez, Ana (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy efficiency.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Sustainable development.; Climate change.; Energy Efficiency.; Building Construction and Design.; Building Materials.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

This book presents an approach to energy-efficient building design, which takes into account the most important challenges in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Southern Europe. It outlines a specific approach related to residential buildings and their intergenerational and vulnerable occup...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Context and vision of the book
• Mediterranean Climate
• Vulnerable occupants
• Passive Residential Architecture in Mediterranean Climates
• Building Envelopes
• Mixed systems: Sunspaces
• Surveys and Monitoring of Residential Buildings
• Simulation of Building Energy Performance
• Cost-effective Strategies
• Geographic Information Tools (GIS).