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Energy Sustainability in Built and Urban Environments

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Editors:
  1. Emilia Motoasca

    1. Department of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

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  2. Avinash Kumar Agarwal

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

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  3. Hilde Breesch

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

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  • Places building automation and smart grids in the context of smart and sustainable use of energy
  • Integrates social, economic and environmental challenges with engineering solutions
  • Leading researchers' work on fundamental and applied sustainable energy research

Part of the book series: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (ENENSU)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Energy Sustainability Implementation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sustainable Construction Practices in West African Countries

      • Adedayo J. Ogungbile, Ayodeji E. Oke
      Pages 3-15

    3. Modelling the Influence of Urban Planning on the Financial and Environmental Impact of Neighbourhoods

      • Damien Trigaux, Karen Allacker, Frank De Troyer
      Pages 17-37

    4. Achieving Energy Efficiency in Urban Residential Buildings in Vietnam: High-tech or Low-tech?

      • Quang Minh Nguyen
      Pages 39-66

    5. Recommendations for the Design of an Energy-Efficient and Indoor Comfortable Office Building in Vietnam

      • Ngo Hoang Ngoc Dung, Nguyen Trung Kien
      Pages 67-90

  3. Energy Sustainability Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Linking Neighborhoods into Sustainable Energy Systems

      • A. T. D. Perera, Silvia Coccolo, Pietro Florio, Vahid M. Nik, Dasaraden Mauree, Jean-Louis Scartezzini
      Pages 93-110

    3. Future Weather Data for Dynamic Building Energy Simulations: Overview of Available Data and Presentation of Newly Derived Data for Belgium

      • Delphine Ramon, Karen Allacker, Nicole P. M. van Lipzig, Frank De Troyer, Hendrik Wouters
      Pages 111-138

    4. Evaluation of a Simplified Calculation Approach for Final Heating Energy Use in Non-residential Buildings

      • Barbara Wauman, Wout Parys, Hilde Breesch, Dirk Saelens
      Pages 139-164

    5. A Review of Fuzzy-Based Residential Grid-Connected Microgrid Energy Management Strategies for Grid Power Profile Smoothing

      • Diego Arcos-Aviles, Francesc Guinjoan, Julio Pascual, Luis Marroyo, Pablo Sanchis, Rodolfo Gordillo et al.
      Pages 165-199

    6. Analyzing Alternative Energy Mutual Fund Performance in the Spanish Market

      • Carmen-Pilar Martí-Ballester
      Pages 201-213

  5. Correction to: Novel Method and Molten Salt Electrolytic Cell for Implementing a Hydrogen Fuel, Sustainable, Closed Clean Energy Cycle on a Large Scale

    • Alvin G. Stern
    Pages C1-C2
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About this book

This book covers different aspects of energy sustainability in residential buildings and neighborhoods, starting from the construction and design aspects, and moving on to HVAC systems and lighting, and the applications, harvesting, use and storage of renewable energy. The volume focuses on smart and sustainable use of energy, discussing both the technological advancements and the economic, social and environmental impacts. Novel approaches to recycling of waste and materials in the context of residential buildings are also presented. This volume will be of interest to researchers and policy makers working in the fields of renewable energy, sustainable design and city planning. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

    Emilia Motoasca

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Avinash Kumar Agarwal

  • Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

    Hilde Breesch

About the editors

Teodora-Emilia Motoasca (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at Electrical Engineering (ESAT) TC, KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium. She has previously worked as an Assistant Professor and Post Doc in KU Leuven and Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, respectively. Her research interests are in the design of electric/hydraulic drive trains, electric motors and other types of actuators; assistive devices and energy efficient design. She has authored more than  34 research papers and holds 1 patent. 

Avinash K Agarwal (PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005.

Hilde Breesch (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven and Head of Construction Technology Cluster at Technology campuses Ghent/ Aalst. Her research expertise is in Energy performance and indoor climate; interaction building and HVAC systems; commissioning and monitoring for sustainable building construction, and has previously with KAHO Sint-Lieven, Ghent University and Technum NV in Belgium.




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