Sustainability in Energy and Buildings

1. Front Matter

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2. The Utilisation of Smart Meter Technology to Increase Energy Awareness for Residential Buildings in Queensland, Australia

   • Olusola Charles Akinsipe, Domagoj Leskarac, Sascha Stegen, Diego Moya, Parasad Kaparaju

   Pages 1-10

3. Impact of Building Massing on Energy Efficient School Buildings

   • Yasemin Afacan, Ali Ranjbar

   Pages 11-22

4. Solar Home System with Peak-Shaving Function and Smart Control in Hot Water Supply

   • Bin-Juine Huang, Po-Chien Hsu, Shen-Jie Sia, Min-Han Wu, Zi-Ming Dong, Jia-Wei Wang et al.

   Pages 23-35

5. Influential Factors on Using Reclaimed and Recycled Building Materials

   • Zahra Balador, Morten Gjerde, Nigel Isaacs

   Pages 37-47

6. Energy and Economic Analyses for Supporting Early Design Stages: Introducing Uncertainty in Simulations

   • Giacomo Chiesa, Elena Fregonara

   Pages 49-60

7. Using Evidence Accumulation-Based Clustering and Symbolic Transformation to Group Multiple Buildings Based on Electricity Usage Patterns

   • Kehua Li, Zhenjun Ma, Duane Robinson, Jun Ma

   Pages 61-71

8. Laboratory Tests of High-Performance Thermal Insulations

   • Zsolt Kovács, Sándor Szanyi, István Budai, Ákos Lakatos

   Pages 73-82

9. A Conceptual Methodology for Estimating Embodied Carbon Emissions of Buildings in Sri Lanka

   • Amalka Nawarathna, Zaid Alwan, Barry Gledson, Nirodha Fernando

   Pages 83-95

10. Suitability of Passivhaus Design for Housing Projects in Colombia

    • Vincenzo Costanzo, J. E. Carrillo Gómez, Gianpiero Evola, Luigi Marletta

    Pages 97-107

11. Earth–Air Heat Exchanger Potential Under Future Climate Change Scenarios in Nine North American Cities

    • A. Zajch, W. Gough, G. Chiesa

    Pages 109-119

12. Developing a Didactic Thermal Chamber for Building Envelope Material Testing

    • Bechara Nehme, Fadi Moucharrafie, Tilda Akiki, Rida Nuwayhid, Paul Abi Khattar Zgheib, Barbar Zeghondy

    Pages 121-133

13. The Relationship Between the Form of Enclosed Residential Areas and Microclimate in Severe Cold Area of China

    • Tingkai Yan, Hong Jin, Hua Zhao

    Pages 135-146

14. The Successful Introduction of Energy Efficiency in Higher Education Institution Buildings

    • Dirk V. H. K. Franco, Marijke Maes, Lieven Vanstraelen, Miquel Casas, Marleen Schepers

    Pages 147-158

15. LCA Integration in the Construction Industry: A Case Study of a Sustainable Building in Aveiro University

    • Kamar Aljundi, Fernanda Rodrigues, Armando Pinto, Ana Dias

    Pages 159-170

16. Standard-Based Analysis of Measurement Uncertainty for the Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Super Insulating Materials

    • Chiara Cucchi, Alice Lorenzati, Sebastian Treml, Christoph Sprengard, Marco Perino

    Pages 171-184

17. Field Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Aerogel Glazings with Hollow Silica: Preliminary Results in Mid-Season Conditions

    • C. Buratti, E. Moretti, E. Belloni, F. Merli, V. Piermatti, T. Ihara

    Pages 185-197

18. ‘Zukunftsquartier’—On the Path to Plus Energy Neighbourhoods in Vienna

    • Jens Leibold, Simon Schneider, Momir Tabakovic, Thomas Zelger, Daniel Bell, Petra Schöfmann et al.

    Pages 199-209

19. Electrical Devices Identification Driven by Features and Based on Machine Learning

    • Andrea Tundis, Ali Faizan, Max Mühlhäuser

    Pages 211-221

20. Maslow in the Mud. Contrast Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Thermal Performance in Historic Buildings

    • Marcin Mateusz Kołakowski

    Pages 223-233

This volume contains the proceedings of the 11th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2019 (SEB19) held in Budapest, 4^th -5^th July 2019 organised by KES International in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK.

SEB-19 invited contributions on a range of topics related to sustainable buildings and explored innovative themes regarding sustainable energy systems.  The aim of the conference was to bring together researchers, and government and industry professionals to discuss the future of energy in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities from a theoretical, practical, implementation and simulation perspective. The conference formed an exciting chance to present, interact, and learn about the latest research and practical developments on the subject.  The conference attracted submissions from around the world.  Submissions for the Full-Paper Track were subjected to a blind peer-review process.  Only the best of these were selected for presentation at the conference and publication in these proceedings. 

It is intended that this volume provides a useful and informative snapshot of recent research developments in the important and vibrant area of Sustainability in Energy and Buildings.

 

 

• Intelligent Buildings
• Sustainable Building Technologies
• Control and Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems
• Energy and Environment Assessment
• High Efficiency Power Storage Systems
• Novel Primary Sources

• School of Art and Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK

  John Littlewood

• Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

  Robert J. Howlett

• Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

  Alfonso Capozzoli

• University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

  Lakhmi C. Jain

John Littlewood graduated in Building Surveying and holds a PhD in Building Performance Assessment. He is Head of the Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment group in Cardiff School of Art & Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK). He Coordinates three Professional Doctorates in Art & Design, Engineering and Sustainable Built Environment; plus contributing to teaching in Architectural Design & Technology. John’s research is industry focused, identifying and improving fire and thermal performance in existing and new dwellings, using innovative materials and construction, and also improving quality of life. He has authored and co-authored 120 peer-reviewed papers, and was also co-editor for the ‘Smart Energy Control Systems for Sustainable Buildings’ book published in June 2017.

Dr. Robert Howlett is the Executive Chair of KES International, a non-profit organization that facilitates knowledge transfer and the dissemination of research results in areasincluding Intelligent Systems, Sustainability, and Knowledge Transfer.  He is a Visiting Professor at Bournemouth University in the UK. His technical expertise is in the use of intelligent systems to solve industrial problems. He has been successful in applying artificial intelligence, machine learning and related technologies to sustainability and renewable energy systems; condition monitoring, diagnostic tools and systems; and automotive electronics and engine management systems.  His current research work is focussed on the use of smart microgrids to achieve reduced energy costs and lower carbon emissions in areas such as housing and protected horticulture.

Alfonso Capozzoli graduated in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Ph.D. in Engineering of Mechanical Systems. He works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). He teaches HVAC systems and building physics at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. He isinvolved in various international research projects on building energy performance. His research is focused on energy saving strategies in air conditioning systems, data analytics for building energy management and super insulating materials in building components.  His research activity is summarised in about 100 scientific papers published in international journals and conference proceedings.

Dr. Lakhmi C. Jain, PhD, ME, BE(Hons), Fellow (Engineers Australia) is with the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Professor Jain founded the KES International for providing a professional community the opportunities for publications, knowledge exchange, cooperation and teaming. Involving around 5,000 researchers drawn from universities and companies world-wide, KES facilitates international cooperation and generate synergy in teaching and research. KES regularly provides networking opportunities for professional community through one of the largest conferences of its kind in the area of KES.

His interests focus on the artificial intelligence paradigms and their applications in complex systems, security, e-education, e-healthcare, unmanned air vehicles and intelligent agents.

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