Smart buildings advanced materials and nanotechnology to improve energy-efficiency and environmental performance / Marco Casini.

Author/creator Casini, Marco
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Elsevier : Woodhead Pub Ltd,
Descriptionxx, 363 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Engineering 2016 [EBCE16]
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SeriesWoodhead publishing series in civil and structural engineering ; number 69
Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering ; no. 69. ^A1303406
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. One Smart buildings -- 1. Designing the third millennium's buildings -- 1.1. Buildings as a key part of the energy and environmental system -- 1.2. Smart, sustainable, and inclusive buildings -- 1.3. Zero-energy buildings -- 1.4. Green buildings -- 1.5. Smart buildings -- 1.6. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 2. Advanced materials for architecture -- 2.1. Building materials classification -- 2.2. Nanotechnology -- 2.3. Smart materials -- 2.4. 3D printing for architecture -- 2.5. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- pt. Two Smart insulation -- 3. Building insulating materials -- 3.1. Heat transfer physics -- 3.2. Classification and thermal properties -- 3.3. Functional model and building facade applications -- 3.4. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 4. Advanced insulating materials -- 4.1. Nanoporous insulating materials: aerogels -- 4.2. Vacuum insulating panels -- 4.3. Biobased insulating materials -- 4.4. Transparent insulating materials -- 4.5. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 5. Phase-change materials -- 5.1. Thermal mass and latent heat storage -- 5.2. Classification and technical specifications -- 5.3. Packaging and encapsulation methods -- 5.4. Functional model and building design -- 5.5. Building applications and products -- 5.6. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 6. Advanced building skin -- 6.1. Cool roofs -- 6.2. Green walls -- 6.3. Environment-adaptive skin facades -- 6.4. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- pt. Three Smart windows -- 7. Advanced insulation glazing -- 7.1. Advanced low-emission glazing -- 7.2. Suspended film glazing -- 7.3. Vacuum insulating glass -- 7.4. Monolithic aerogel insulating glazing -- 7.5. Advanced window frames -- 7.6. Glazed double-skin facades -- 7.7. Heating glazing -- 7.8. Fire-resistant glazing -- 7.9. ETFE transparent closures -- 7.10. Conclusions and future development -- References -- 8. Light and solar control glazing and systems -- 8.1. Antireflective glazing -- 8.2. Self-cleaning glazing -- 8.3. Light-redirection and optical systems -- 8.4. Static solar protection glazing -- 8.5. Advanced shading systems -- 8.6. Conclusions and future development -- References -- 9. Dynamic glazing -- 9.1. Passive dynamic glazing -- 9.2. Active dynamic glazing -- 9.3. Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 10. Energy-generating glazing -- 10.1. Advanced photovoltaic glazing -- 10.2. Bioadaptive glazing -- 10.3. Conclusions and future trends -- References.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2016930213
ISBN9780081009727
ISBN0081009720

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