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Table of contents (43 papers)
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Front Matter
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Towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
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Front Matter
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Renewable Based DHW, Heating and Cooling in the Built Environment
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About this book
This book addresses the main challenges faced today in implementing the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) concept. The book starts with a chapter that addresses problems related to the energy demand and renewable energy sources available in the built environment, along with the restrictions and opportunities in developing sustainable, efficient and affordable solutions, also gaining aesthetic and architectural acceptance. Advanced solutions to cover the energy needs by using various renewable-based energy mixes are presented in two chapters. These two chapters discuss the problem of conversion efficiency at the level of components and systems, aiming at giving value to the variable renewable energy sources, in producing thermal and electric energy. The concept is discussed further in a chapter on advanced solutions for water re-use and recycling wastes as second raw materials. The need for new strategies and implementation tools, for education and training is addressed in the final chapter as part of the nZEB concept, towards sustainable communities.
The sub-chapters of the book were openly presented during the 4th Edition of the Conference for Sustainable Energy, held 6-8 November, 2014 and organized by the R&D Centre Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling at the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania. This event was developed under the patronage of the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM), through the Technical Committee Sustainable Energy Systems.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Conference for Sustainable Energy (CSE) 2014
Editors: Ion Visa
Series Title: Springer Proceedings in Energy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09707-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09706-0Published: 30 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36100-0Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09707-7Published: 17 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2352-2534
Series E-ISSN: 2352-2542
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 613
Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations, 235 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Civil Engineering, Renewable and Green Energy, Building Physics, HVAC