Smart buildings advanced materials and nanotechnology to improve energy-efficiency and environmental performance / Marco Casini.
| Author/creator | Casini, Marco |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Elsevier : Woodhead Pub Ltd, |
| Description | xx, 363 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Engineering 2016 [EBCE16] |
| Subjects |
| Series | Woodhead 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016930213 |
| ISBN | 9780081009727 |
| ISBN | 0081009720 |
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