Smart buildings : advanced materials and nanotechnology to improve energy-efficiency and environmental performance /

Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance presents a thorough analysis of the latest advancements in construction materials and building design that are applied to maximize building efficiency in both new and existing buildings....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Casini, Marco
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Duxford, UK : Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, [2016]
Colección:Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering ; no. 69.
Temas:
Building materials > Environmental aspects.
Buildings > Energy conservation.
Nanotechnology.
Sustainable buildings.
Constructions > �Economies d'�energie.
Constructions durables.
Nanotechnologie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
Building materials > Environmental aspects
Buildings > Energy conservation
Nanotechnology
Sustainable buildings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Smart Buildings
  • Related titles
  • Smart Buildings
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • 1.3.1 Definition and concepts
  • 1.3.2 Strategies
  • 1.3.2.1 Typological-level measures
  • 1.3.2.2 Technical and construction-level measures
  • 1.3.2.3 Technological-level measures
  • 1.3.2.4 Sociocultural-level measures
  • 1.3.3 Building-integrated photovoltaics
  • 1.4 Green buildings
  • 1.4.1 Green building products
  • 1.4.2 Green building rating systems
  • 1.5 Smart buildings
  • 1.5.1 Smart envelope
  • 1.5.2 Smart systems
  • 1.5.2.1 Internet of things
  • 1.6 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • 2
  • Advanced materials for architecture
  • 2.1 Building materials classification
  • 2.2 Nanotechnology
  • 2.2.1 Definition and concepts
  • 2.2.2 Classification
  • 2.2.2.1 Nanoplates
  • 2.2.2.2 Nanostructured materials
  • 2.2.3 Manufacturing processes
  • 2.2.4 Applications in energy, environmental, and construction sectors
  • 2.2.5 Nanoproducts for architecture
  • 2.2.5.1 Concrete
  • 2.2.5.2 Metals
  • 2.2.5.3 Plastics
  • 2.2.5.4 Ceramics
  • 2.2.5.5 Glazing
  • 2.2.5.6 Insulating materials
  • 2.2.5.7 Adhesives
  • 2.2.5.8 Paints
  • 2.2.5.9 Lighting
  • 2.2.5.10 Photovoltaics
  • 2.2.5.11 Building and environmental monitoring and control systems
  • 2.3 Smart materials
  • 2.3.1 Property-changing materials
  • 2.3.2 Energy-exchanging materials
  • 2.4 3D printing for architecture
  • 2.5 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • 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
  • 3.3.1 Insulation on the outside
  • 3.3.2 Insulation on the inside
  • 3.3.3 Insulation inside cavity walls
  • 3.3.4 Ventilated walls
  • 3.3.5 Advanced pitched roofs
  • 3.3.6 Thermal reflective surfaces
  • 3.4 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • 4
  • Advanced insulating materials
  • 4.1 Nanoporous insulating materials: aerogels
  • 4.1.1 Origin and properties
  • 4.1.2 Preparation method
  • 4.1.3 Insulating products
  • 4.1.4 Building applications
  • 4.1.4.1 Floors and roofs
  • 4.1.4.2 Perimeter walls
  • 4.1.4.3 Thermal bridge correction
  • 4.1.4.4 Low-temperature heating
  • 4.1.4.5 Tensile membranes
  • 4.1.4.6 Appliances
  • 4.2 Vacuum insulating panels
  • 4.2.1 Specifications and performance
  • 4.2.1.1 Modified atmosphere insulation panels
  • 4.2.1.2 Future developments
  • 4.2.2 Building applications
  • 4.2.2.1 Floors and roofs
  • 4.2.2.2 Walls
  • 4.2.2.3 Other uses
  • 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
  • 5.2.1 Inorganic phase-change materials
  • 5.2.2 Organic phase-change materials
  • 5.3 Packaging and encapsulation methods
  • 5.3.1 Macroencapsulation
  • 5.3.2 Microencapsulation
  • 5.4 Functional model and building design
  • 5.5 Building applications and products
  • 5.5.1 Inner lining of walls
  • 5.5.2 Heavyweight construction buildings with added interior insulation
  • 5.5.3 Ceilings
  • 5.5.4 Floors
  • 5.5.5 Exterior walls/roof linings
  • 5.5.6 Use in glazing
  • 5.5.7 Structural concrete
  • 5.5.8 Use in mechanical systems
  • 5.6 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • 6
  • Advanced building skin
  • 6.1 Cool roofs.
  • 6.1.1 Standards and regulations
  • 6.1.2 Products and specifications
  • 6.1.3 Emerging technologies
  • 6.1.3.1 Radiative sky cooling
  • 6.1.3.2 Thermochromic cool roofs
  • 6.1.3.3 PCM color coatings
  • 6.1.3.4 Lenticular cool roof
  • 6.2 Green walls
  • 6.3 Environment-adaptive skin facades
  • 6.3.1 SABER breathing facade
  • 6.3.2 Thermobimetal
  • 6.3.3 Passive deployable insulation
  • 6.3.4 Water-reacting facade
  • 6.3.5 Hydromembrane
  • 6.3.6 Hydroceramic
  • 6.3.7 Cool bricks
  • 6.3.8 TiO2 photocatalyst evaporative shell
  • 6.4 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • 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
  • 8.2.1 Superhydrophobic nanotechnological glazing
  • 8.2.2 Superhydrophilic photocatalytic glazing
  • 8.3 Light-redirection and optical systems
  • 8.3.1 Light-redirection louver systems
  • 8.3.2 Tubular solar conveyors
  • 8.3.3 Natural mimicking artificial light
  • 8.3.4 Transparent organic light-emitting diode windows
  • 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
  • 9.1.1 Photochromic glazing
  • 9.1.2 Thermochromic glazing
  • 9.2 Active dynamic glazing
  • 9.2.1 Suspended particle devices
  • 9.2.2 PDLC devices
  • 9.2.3 Electrochromic devices
  • 9.2.4 Emerging technologies
  • 9.3 Conclusions and future trends
  • References.
  • 10
  • Energy-generating glazing
  • 10.1 Advanced photovoltaic glazing
  • 10.1.1 Crystalline silicon photovoltaic glazing
  • 10.1.2 Semitransparent thin-film PV glazing
  • 10.1.3 Organic photovoltaic glazing
  • 10.1.3.1 Organic solar cells
  • 10.1.3.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells
  • 10.1.3.3 Manufacturing and development scope
  • 10.1.4 Spherical cell photovoltaic glazing
  • 10.1.5 Prismatic optical cell photovoltaic glazing
  • 10.1.6 Transparent luminous solar collectors
  • 10.2 Bioadaptive glazing
  • 10.3 Conclusions and future trends
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Z
  • Back Cover.

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