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Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficient Cooling of Nonresidential Buildings

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Authors:
  1. Doreen E. Kalz

    1. Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. Jens Pfafferott

    1. The Graduate School of Offenburg, University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany

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  • Presents different energy efficient cooling technologies
  • Evaluates techniques with regard to their energy efficiency and the impact on the thermal comfort
  • Gives state-of-the-art information on technological potentials and the impact on thermal comfort and energy efficiency in a changing environment
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Impact of Cooling on Energy Use

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 1-14

  3. Thermal Indoor Environment

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 15-20

  4. Standards on Thermal Comfort

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 21-32

  5. User Satisfaction with Thermal Comfort in Office Buildings

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 33-48

  6. Methodology for the Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in Office Buildings

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 49-64

  7. Thermal-Comfort Evaluation of Office Buildings in Europe

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 65-108

  8. Application of Cooling Concepts to European Office Buildings

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 109-117

  9. Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficient Cooling

    • Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott
    Pages 119-125

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 127-128
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About this book

This book supports HVAC planners in reducing the cooling energy demand, improving the indoor environment and designing more cost-effective building concepts. High performance buildings have shown that it is possible to go clearly beyond the energy requirements of existing legislation and obtaining good thermal comfort. However, there is still a strong uncertainty in day-to-day practice due to the lack of legislative regulations for mixed-mode buildings which are neither only naturally ventilated nor fully air-conditioned, but use a mix of different low-energy cooling techniques. Based on the findings from monitoring campaigns (long-term measurements in combination with field studies on thermal comfort), simulation studies, and a comprehensive review on existing standards and guidelines, this book acts as a commonly accessible knowledge pool for passive and low-energy cooling techniques.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

    Doreen E. Kalz

  • The Graduate School of Offenburg, University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany

    Jens Pfafferott

About the authors

Dr. Kalz and Dr. Pfafferott have been working in building physics and HVAC concepts for low-energy and net zero energy buildings for many years in industry, at Fraunhofer ISE and at the university level.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficient Cooling of Nonresidential Buildings

  • Authors: Doreen E. Kalz, Jens Pfafferott

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04582-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04581-8Published: 08 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04582-5Published: 26 March 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2191-530X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 128

  • Number of Illustrations: 104 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Physics, HVAC, Industrial Design

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