Advances in Building Energy Research: Volume 3 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781844075171)

Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories.

- Energy, Carbon and Cost Performance of Building Stocks
- Solar Chimneys in Buildings
- Optimization and Economics of Solar Cooling Systems
- Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms in Energy Applications in Buildings
- Decision Support Methodologies on the Energy Efficiency and Energy Management in Buildings
- Progress in Numerical Modelling for Urban Thermal Environment Studies
- Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE): An Inevitable Step Toward Sustainability
- Guidelines to Avoid Mould Growth in Buildings
- Thermal Impact of Strategic Landscaping in Cities
- Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Building Energy Consumption
- Green Roofs in Buildings: Thermal and Environmental Behaviour
- Building Earth-Contact Heat Transfer