Advances in Building Energy Research: Volume 4

Contents......Page 6
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
Description of louvre devices and the building......Page 14
Modelling of louvres and the building......Page 16
Louvre shading performance......Page 17
Building energy demand......Page 20
Integration of a solar thermal collector into louvres......Page 26
Author contact details......Page 31
References......Page 32
Introduction......Page 34
Simulation as a tool for the integrated assessment of building performance......Page 35
Multi-criteria analysis as a tool for optimizing HVAC design......Page 36
Selection of an MCA methods......Page 38
Determination of the evaluation criteria......Page 41
Weightiness factors and indifference, preference and veto limits......Page 48
Checking the model......Page 50
References......Page 53
Background......Page 56
Urban metabolism......Page 57
Energy flows......Page 58
Energy use patterns in the residential and commercial sector......Page 61
Conclusions......Page 80
References......Page 82
Introduction......Page 88
Comparison of the main chromogenic technologies......Page 89
EC devices: Material, designs and layouts......Page 96
EC devices: Commercial products......Page 109
EC devices: Durability and daylighting evaluation results......Page 116
EC devices: Energy impacts in buildings......Page 122
Concluding remarks......Page 130
References......Page 131
Introduction......Page 138
Natural ventilation: A solution towards sustainability in architecture......Page 141
Category of architectural ventilation......Page 143
Evolution of the ventilation study approach - a summary......Page 144
Natural ventilation studies by the conventional approach: Experimental, theoretical, analytical and measurement......Page 146
Natural ventilation studies by the computational approach: Buidling energy simulation tools and CFD......Page 153
Conventional approach versus computational approach......Page 155
Design tools for natural ventilation......Page 156
New study trend: Coupling strategy of natural ventilation design tools......Page 159
Case study of coupling building energy simulation of TRNSYS with multi-zone airflow network model of COMIS-Local Dynamic Similarity Model......Page 163
Concluding remarks......Page 168
References......Page 170
Introduction......Page 178
'Static' and adaptive models of comfort: An overview......Page 179
Comfort categories in relationship to comfort models in recent standards (Ashrae 55-2004, ISO 7730-2005 and EN 15251-2007)......Page 186
Long-term comfort indexes (EN 15251) as design optimization functions: About their use and limitations in Mediterranean climates......Page 188
Use of insultation adjustments and increased air velocities within the optimization......Page 203
Conclusions......Page 207
Author contact details......Page 209
References......Page 210
Introduction......Page 212
Generalities of roofing materials: Properties, technologies and standards......Page 217
Cool materials: State of the art......Page 227
Impact of cool roofs in Mediterranean residential buildings: A numerical analysis......Page 238
Author contact details......Page 258
References......Page 259
Appendices......Page 262
Introduction......Page 278
Building an automation system......Page 280
AI technologies: An overview......Page 281
ESs in buildings......Page 282
Computational intelligence......Page 285
IAs: Background......Page 289
Intelligent agent for reconciliation of energy conservation with comfort......Page 293
MASs: The next step......Page 297
Ambient intelligence......Page 301
Conclusions......Page 306
References......Page 307
Index......Page 312