Handbook Of Retrofitting High Density Residential Buildings

Author : Bertug Ozarisoy,Hasim Altan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783031118548

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Handbook of Retrofitting High Density Residential Buildings by Bertug Ozarisoy,Hasim Altan Pdf

This book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates in Cyprus as its example. On this Mediterranean island, which experiences hot and humid temperatures throughout the year, residential buildings need to adapt to the climate to improve the thermal comfort of their occupants. The book assesses the domestic energy use of inefficiently built residential tower blocks and their occupants’ thermal comfort by considering the significant impact of overheating risks on energy consumption and occupants’ thermal comfort and well-being, with the intention of evaluating the current energy performance of base-case representative residential tower blocks (RTBs). In particular, considering the cooling energy demand in the summer, using Famagusta, Cyprus as a case study. It seeks to identify the impact of occupancy patterns and habitual adaptive behaviour of households on home energy performance in order to provide bases for the information needed to calibrate building energy performance of targeted households.

Author : Janet Cotterell,Adam Dadeby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780857841162

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The Passivhaus Handbook by Janet Cotterell,Adam Dadeby Pdf

'As we move towards the 2016 zero carbon target in house building, Passivhaus construction looks like becoming not just popular in the UK, but commonplace. This is a no-nonsense and engaging introduction on how to do it.' KEVIN MCCLOUD - The Passivhaus Handbook is an essential guide for anyone wanting to realise a supremely comfortable, healthy and durable home with exceptionally low energy costs. Passivhaus design focuses on getting the building fabric right, to achieve ultra-low energy consumption cost-effectively. The approach is relevant to a wide range of building types and climates. Its methodology can be combined with elements of other building standards, such as the UK's Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH), or with other sustainable building goals, such as a commitment to using low-impact or natural building materials. Whether you are building an extension, retrofitting your house or starting from scratch, and whether you are new to low-energy design or already have some experience, this book will help you navigate around the potential pitfalls and misconceptions. It brings together current thinking and best practice. The book includes a clear explanation of the underlying building physics and terminology, as well as detailed information on key elements of Passivhaus: avoiding air leakage, designing thermal (cold) bridges, moisture management and ventilation strategy. There is also lots of practical advice on setting up a project, including developing a motivated project team, and a discussion of economic considerations and the policy context in the UK. As pressure on global resources increases and energy prices continue to rise, the Passivhaus approach, proven over 20 years, meets the challenge of ultra-low-energy building for the future.

Author : Matheos Santamouris
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1902916492

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Energy Performance of Residential Buildings by Matheos Santamouris Pdf

* Energy rating is a crucial consideration in modern building design, affirmed by the new EC Directive on the energy performance of buildings * Detailed information is given on energy rating of residential buildings with clear guidance on experimental classification methodologies * Includes a flexible new approach based on actual energy consumption plus a free CD-ROM for applying the rating methodology Energy represents a high percentage of the running cost of a building and has a significant impact on the comfort of the occupants. This book presents detailed information on energy rating of residential buildings, covering the theoretical and experimental rating techniques. It reviews the state of the art and offers guidance on the in-situ identification of relevant energy values of buildings. Established energy normalization techniques are described. Also, new experimental protocols for evaluating energy performance and a new Climate Severity Index (offering significant benefits to the user) are presented. The book includes contributions from experts at the University of Athens, Greece, the Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium, the University of Seville, Spain, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

Author : James Traynor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000706819

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EnerPHit by James Traynor Pdf

In order to meet UK Carbon reduction commitments for 2020 and 2050 building owners will be required to upgrade their buildings to meet an increasingly stringent set of energy performance requirements. In the absence of any clear advice from UK Government on how this can be achieved, the EnerPHit standard offers a very clear methodology. This is a practical guide that gives architects the tools to retrofit buildings to the highest EnerPHit standard. It equips the reader with the key information on EnerPHit (as the most effective benchmark for performance), the practical know-how and tips to ensure effective retrofit throughout all Plan of Work stages of a project to the EnerPHit standard. Backed with real-life case studies, it enables you to understand how to achieve successful outcomes tailored to suit available budgets and programmes.

Author : California. Department of Housing and Community Development. Division of Codes and Standards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Building laws
ISBN : UOM:39015007201026

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Energy Design Manual for Residential Buildings by California. Department of Housing and Community Development. Division of Codes and Standards Pdf

Author : Simon Burton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136528576

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Handbook of Sustainable Refurbishment: Housing by Simon Burton Pdf

Based on careful analysis and experience in all housing sectors and house types, this handbook explains and demonstrates how to incorporate the most effective energy saving measures in the existing housing stock. It begins by setting out the basic aims of sustainable refurbishment before presenting a large number of illustrated case studies from a range of single- and multi-family dwellings. A practical section then details the specific measures that can be taken to reduce the energy demand of buildings, with extensive references to further resources. Written for architects and building engineers, the book combines technical and managerial solutions demonstrating that a new refurbishment culture needs to be created that radically improves the energy performance of all existing houses whenever any opportunity presents itself and whenever any work is carried out.

Author : L.D. Danny Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136573033

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A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy Systems by L.D. Danny Harvey Pdf

Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby lessen the likelihood of potentially catastrophic climate change. Bringing together a wealth of hard-to-obtain information on energy use and energy efficiency in buildings at a level which can be easily digested and applied, Danny Harvey offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings. Topics covered include: thermal envelopes, heating, cooling, heat pumps, HVAC systems, hot water, lighting, solar energy, appliances and office equipment, embodied energy, buildings as systems and community-integrated energy systems (cogeneration, district heating, and district cooling). The book includes exemplary buildings and techniques from North America, Europe and Asia, and combines a broad, holistic perspective with technical detail in an accessible and insightful manner.

Author : Tantau, Adrian
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781522591061

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Retrofitting for Optimal Energy Performance by Tantau, Adrian Pdf

Retrofitting expresses, in a traditional approach, the process of improving something after it has been manufactured, constructed, or assembled. These systems integrate new technologies, new functions, and new services that increase the energy performance in existing private, public, and commercial buildings. Retrofitting for Optimal Energy Performance is a comprehensive reference source that examines environmentally conscious technologies and their applications in advancing retrofitting practices. Providing relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area, it highlights an array of topics such as climate change, energy management, and optimization modeling, and is essential for academicians, students, researchers, engineers, architects, entrepreneurs, managers, policymakers, and building owners.

Author : Dejan Mumovic,Mat Santamouris
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849770279

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A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering by Dejan Mumovic,Mat Santamouris Pdf

The combined challenges of health, comfort, climate change and energy security cross the boundaries of traditional building disciplines. This authoritative collection, focusing mostly on energy and ventilation, provides the current and next generation of building engineering professionals with what they need to work closely with many disciplines to meet these challenges.A Handbook of Sustainable Building Engineering covers: how to design, engineer and monitor a building in a manner that minimises the emissions of greenhouse gases; how to adapt the environment, fabric and services of existing and new buildings to climate change; how to improve the environment in and around buildings to provide better health, comfort, security and productivity; and provides crucial expertise on monitoring the performance of buildings once they are occupied. The authors explain the principles behind built environment engineering, and offer practical guidance through international case studies.

Author : Robyn Bartel,Jennifer Carter
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788977203

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Handbook on Space, Place and Law by Robyn Bartel,Jennifer Carter Pdf

This innovative Handbook provides an expansive interrogation of the spaces and places of law, exploring how we engage relationally in a material world, within which we are inter-dependent and reliant, and governed by laws in a dynamic process. It advances novel insights into the numerous intersections of space, place and law in our lives.

Author : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,Paul Kernan
Publisher : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 0662330943

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Healthy High-Rise by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,Paul Kernan Pdf

This document details innovative design and construction measures to lead to better performing, more energy-efficient high-rise residential buildings. "It provides: an overview of many of the problems affecting high-rise buildings which result from conventional practices, insight into an improved understanding of the building science principles, and, design considerations for improving building performance in a variety of areas....[and] different approaches to design, construction, commissioning and operations and maintenance." -- p. 2.

Author : A. Boeri,E. Antonini,J. Gaspari,D. Longo
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781845649982

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Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting by A. Boeri,E. Antonini,J. Gaspari,D. Longo Pdf

Providing a coherent and realistic vision of the implications of the energy issue in the future development of our cities; places emphasis on the links between very specific and technical topics and the most challenging issues concerning energy savings and the transition to a low carbon society. A great part of the built environment in most European cities consists of buildings dating from 60s to early 90s, for residential purposes: this stock clearly presents several problems related to its functional layout, as well as its energy/thermal behaviour. Applying sustainable and energy savings principles to retrofitting interventions on the stock above is one of the most urgent challenges to be met in the very near future. Giving some examples and case studies, this book investigates retrofitting interventions in terms of energy balance: from design strategies to choice of materials and components; from market trends analysis to economical assessment, from the targeted energy performance to the energy investments needed for achieving it. The reader will benefit from the real life experiences and related results described in this book and acquire all the tools for a constructive evaluation of the different options available to him/her, when faced with retrofitting interventions, thanks to a global view of all the issues involved.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Apartment houses
ISBN : 1741061911

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Guidelines for Higher Density Residential Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Karen C. Seto,William D. Solecki,Corrie A. Griffith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317909316

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The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change by Karen C. Seto,William D. Solecki,Corrie A. Griffith Pdf

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions and feedbacks between urbanization and global environmental change. A key focus is the examination of how urbanization influences global environmental change, and how global environmental change in turn influences urbanization processes. It has four thematic foci: Theme 1 addresses the pathways through which urbanization drives global environmental change. Theme 2 addresses the pathways through which global environmental change affects the urban system. Theme 3 addresses the interactions and responses within the urban system in response to global environmental change. Theme 4 centers on critical emerging research.

Author : Peng Du,Kheir Al-Kodmany,Mir M. Ali
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781040030967

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The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities by Peng Du,Kheir Al-Kodmany,Mir M. Ali Pdf

This new handbook provides a platform to bring together multidisciplinary researchers focusing on greening high-density agglomerations from three perspectives: climate change, social implications, and people’s health. Written by leading scholars and experts, the chapters aim to summarize the “state-of-the-art” and produce a reference book for policymakers, practitioners, academics, and researchers to study, design, and build high-density cities by integrating green spaces. The topics covered in the book include (but are not limited to) Urban Heat Island, Green Space and Carbon Sequestration, Green Space and Social Equity, Green Space and Public Health, Biophilic Cities, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Farms, Urban Farming Technologies, Nature and Biodiversity, Nature and Health, Biophilic Design, Green Infrastructure, Urban Revitalization, Post-Covid Cities, Smart and Resilient Cities, Tall Buildings, and Sustainable Vertical Cities.