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A consolidated, complete information resource on the characteristics, challenges and energy potential of buildings in temperate climates
Provides sorely needed benchmarks for understanding relative energy performance levels of buildings, as judged against current regulations, best case scenarios and expected mid-term trends
Explains the design techniques and technologies needed to achieve required energy efficiency, comfort and occupant health performance levels, with underlying theory supported by real examples
Addresses such key topics as how the building performance may vary with climate change, increasing resiliency to heat waves and transitioning toward Net Zero Buildings
Emphasizes the differences between new construction and retrofitting, with a clear identification of performance losses in the latter
Evaluates the potential contribution of the building stock to GHG abatement as function of the retrofitting intensity
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Challenges and Priorities for a Sustainable Built Environment
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Front Matter
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The Built Environment
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Front Matter
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Process Equipment Design Laboratory, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Sofia-Natalia Boemi
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University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain
Olatz Irulegi
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Group Building Environmental Research Athens, Physics Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Mattheos Santamouris
About the editors
Dr. Mat Santamouris is Professor of Energy Physics at the University of Athens and The Cyprus Institute. He has served as visiting professor at the Metropolitan University of London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, National University of Singapore, and Bolzano University. He served as President of the National Center of Renewable Energies and Savings from 2010-2012. He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Building Environmental Research, Editor of the Energy and Building Journal, Associate Editor of the Solar Energy Journal, Consulting Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Energy, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Energy Conversion and Management and member of the Editorial Board of eight additional journals. He has been guest editor of twenty special issues of esteemed scientific journals, coordinator of many major international research programs like PASCOOL, OFFICE, POLISTUDIES, AIOLOS, BUILT, RESET, INTERSET, COOL ROOFS, etc. and consultant to many international and national energy institutions. In addition, he has performed as external examiner at eight international universities, referee for 72 international peer reviewed scientific journals and reviewer of research projects in the European Commission, USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland, Estonia, Slovenia, Qatar, Cyprus, etc. He is author of over 200 scientific papers published in peer review international scientific journals, as well as editor or author of 12 books on topics related to heat islands, solar energy and energy conservation in buildings.
Dr. Vitor Manuel da Silva Leal is Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Porto, managing the MIT Portugal Program in Sustainable Energy Systems. He teaches courses in Energy Planning, Energy in Buildings, Demand-side Management and Heat Transfer.
Dr. Sofia-Natalia Boemi is conducting post-doctorate research in environmental and energy management of buildings at the University of Porto, Portugal, having recently completed her PhD at University of Ioannina, Greece.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Performance of Buildings
Book Subtitle: Energy Efficiency and Built Environment in Temperate Climates
Editors: Sofia-Natalia Boemi, Olatz Irulegi, Mattheos Santamouris
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20831-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20830-5Published: 03 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79319-1Published: 27 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20831-2Published: 23 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 543
Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations, 220 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Structural Materials, Building Construction and Design