Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB´12)

Front Matter....Pages 1-25
Transformational Role of Lochiel Park Green Village....Pages 1-13
Evaluation and Validation of an Electrical Model of Photovoltaic Module Based on Manufacturer Measurement....Pages 15-24
Evolution of Environmental Sustainability for Timber and Steel Construction....Pages 25-33
Using the Energy Signature Method to Estimate the Effective U-Value of Buildings....Pages 35-44
Two Case Studies in Energy Efficient Renovation of Multi-family Housing; Explaining Robustness as a Characteristic to Assess Long-Term Sustainability....Pages 45-57
Exploring the Courtyard Microclimate through an Example of Anatolian Seljuk Architecture: The Thirteenth-Century Sahabiye Madrassa in Kayseri....Pages 59-69
Analysis of Structural Changes of the Load Profiles of the German Residential Sector due to Decentralized Electricity Generation and e-mobility....Pages 71-84
The Impact of Hedonism on Domestic Hot Water Energy Demand for Showering − The Case of the Schanzenfest , Hamburg....Pages 85-94
The Process of Delivery – A Case Study Evaluation of Residential Handover Procedures in Sustainable Housing....Pages 95-105
Sustainable Renovation and Operation of Family Houses for Improved Climate Efficiency....Pages 107-117
Solar Collector Based on Heat Pipes for Building Façades....Pages 119-126
ICT Applications to Lower Energy Usage in the Already Built Environment....Pages 127-135
Using Dynamic Programming Optimization to Maintain Comfort in Building during Summer Periods....Pages 137-146
Assisting Inhabitants of Residential Homes with Management of Their Energy Consumption....Pages 147-156
Raising High Energy Performance Glass Block from Waste Glasses with Cavity and Interlayer....Pages 157-165
A New Model for Appropriate Selection of Window....Pages 167-178
Improved Real Time Amorphous PV Model for Fault Diagnostic Usage....Pages 179-188
An Investigation of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Heating Systems for Buildings: Combining Photovoltaics with Heat Pump....Pages 189-197
Assessment of Solar Radiation Potential for Different Cities in Iran Using a Temperature-Based Method....Pages 199-208
A Decision Support Framework for Evaluation of Environmentally and Economically Optimal Retrofit of Non-domestic Buildings....Pages 209-227
Modeling, from the Energy Viewpoint, a Free-Form, High Energy Performance, Transparent Envelope....Pages 229-237
A Mathematical Model to Pre-evaluate Thermal Efficiencies in Elongated Building Designs....Pages 239-249
Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Catalytic Performance of Ruthenium Supported Alumina Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis....Pages 251-259
Integration of Wind Power and Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Vehicles into Electric Grids....Pages 261-270
Analysis of Thermal Comfort and Space Heating Strategy....Pages 271-280
Protection of Ring Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation Based on Petri Nets....Pages 281-288
Real-Time Optimization of Shared Resource Renewable Energy Networks....Pages 289-298
Evaluation of the LCA Approaches for the Assessment of Embodied Energy of Building Products....Pages 299-312
Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment: An Improved Option to Analyze Resource Use Efficiency of the Construction Sector....Pages 313-321
Methodology for the Preparation of the Standard Model for Schools Investigator for the Sustainability of Energy Systems and Building Services....Pages 323-335
Latin-American Buildings Energy Efficiency Policy: The Case of Chile....Pages 337-346
Thermal Performance of Brazilian Modern Houses: A Vision through the Time....Pages 347-355
Energetic and Exergetic Performance Evaluation of an AC and a Solar Powered DC Compressor....Pages 357-365
Effectiveness of Sustainable Assessment Methods in Achieving High Indoor Air Quality in the UK....Pages 367-372
A Comprehensive Monitoring System to Assess the Performance of a Prototype House....Pages 373-379
 Smart Consumers, Smart Controls, Smart Grid....Pages 381-389
A Qualitative Comparison of Unobtrusive Domestic Occupancy Measurement Technologies....Pages 391-400
Review of Methods to Map People’s Daily Activity – Application for Smart Homes....Pages 401-411
Optimizing Building Energy Systems and Controls for Energy and Environment Policy....Pages 413-423
Towards a Self-managing Tool for Optimizing Energy Usage in Buildings....Pages 425-434
A Library of Energy Efficiency Functions for Home Appliances....Pages 435-444
Smart Energy Façade for Building Comfort to Optimize Interaction with the Smart Grid....Pages 445-452
Building for Future Climate Resilience....Pages 453-462
Exploring Indoor Climate and Comfort Effects in Refurbished Multi-family Dwellings with Improved Energy Performance....Pages 463-478
Occupancy-Driven Supervisory Control Strategies to Minimise Energy Consumption of Airport Terminal Building....Pages 479-489
An Investigation into the Practical Application of Residential Energy Certificates....Pages 491-499
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Mixed-Use Academic Office Building....Pages 501-510
The Human as Key Element in the Assessment and Monitoring of the Environmental Performance of Buildings....Pages 511-520
The Effects of Weather Conditions on Domestic Ground-Source Heat Pump Performance in the UK....Pages 521-530
Asset and Operational Energy Performance Rating of a Modern Apartment in Malta....Pages 531-543
Low Carbon Housing: Understanding Occupant Guidance and Training....Pages 545-554
Embodied Energy as an Indicator for Environmental Impacts – A Case Study for Fire Sprinkler Systems....Pages 555-565
Understanding the Gap between ‘as Designed’ and ‘as Built’ Performance of a New Low Carbon Housing Development in UK....Pages 567-580
Preliminary Evaluation of Design and Construction Details to Maximize Health and Well-Being in a New Built Public School in Wroclaw....Pages 581-590
Comparison of Design Intentions and Construction Solutions Delivered to Enhance Environmental Performance and Minimize Carbon Emissions of a New Public School in Wroclaw....Pages 591-600
An Exploration of Design Alternatives Using Dynamic Thermal Modelling Software of an Exemplar, Affordable, Low Carbon Residential Development Constructed by a Registered Social Landlord in a Rural Area of Wales....Pages 601-611
Basic Energy and Global Warming Potential Calculations at an Early Stage in the Development of Residential Properties....Pages 613-622
Passive Cooling Strategies for Multi-storey Residential Buildings in Tehran, Iran and Swansea, UK....Pages 623-636
An (un)attainable Map of Sustainable Urban Regeneration....Pages 637-648
LCA in The Netherlands: A Case Study....Pages 649-658
Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment of Residential Heating Systems, Focused on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells....Pages 659-668
A Sustainable Energy Saving Method for Hotels by Green Hotel Deals....Pages 669-677
The Role of Building Energy and Environmental Assessment in Facilitating Office Building Energy-Efficiency....Pages 679-704
Improved Personalized Comfort: A Necessity for a Smart Building....Pages 705-715
Reducing Ventilation Energy Demand by Using Air-to-Earth Heat Exchangers....Pages 717-729
Reducing Ventilation Energy Demand by Using Air-to-Earth Heat Exchangers....Pages 731-742
The Green Room: A Giant Leap in Development of Energy-Efficient Cooling Solutions for Datacenters....Pages 743-755
The Impacts of Contributory Factors in the Gap between Predicted and Actual Office Building Energy Use....Pages 757-778
Improving Multiple Source Power Management Using State Flow Approach....Pages 779-785
Technical-Economic Analysis of Solar Water Heating Systems at Batna in Algeria....Pages 787-796
Design and Control of a Diode Clamped Multilevel Wind Energy System Using a Stand-Alone AC-DC-AC Converter....Pages 797-812
Analyzing the Optical Performance of Intelligent Thin Films Applied to Architectural Glazing and Solar Collectors....Pages 813-826
A Sunspot Model for Energy Efficiency in Buildings....Pages 827-836
Towards 24/7 Solar Energy Utilization: The Masdar Institute Campus as a Case Study....Pages 837-845
Effect of Selective Emitter Temperature on the Performance of Thermophotovoltaic Devices....Pages 847-857
New Tandem Device Designs for Various Photovoltaic Applications....Pages 859-864
GIS-Based Decision Support for Solar Photovoltaic Planning in Urban Environment....Pages 865-874
Infrared Thermography Study of the Temperature Effect on the Performance of Photovoltaic Cells and Panels....Pages 875-886
Integrating Solar Heating and PV Cooling into the Building Envelope....Pages 887-901
Risk and Uncertainty in Sustainable Building Performance....Pages 903-912
Potential Savings in Buildings Using Stand-alone PV Systems....Pages 913-929
The Application of LCCA toward Industrialized Building Retrofitting − Case Studies of Swedish Residential Building Stock....Pages 931-946
A Proposal of Urban District Carbon Budgets for Sustainable Urban Development Projects....Pages 947-954
A Study of the Design Criteria Affecting Energy Demand in New Building Clusters Using Fuzzy AHP....Pages 955-963
Cooling Coil Design Improvement for HVAC Energy Savings and Comfort Enhancement....Pages 965-974
Sustainable Integration of Renewable Energy Systems in a Mediterranean Island: A Case Study....Pages 975-985
Mobile Motion Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition and Energy Expenditure Estimation in Building Environments....Pages 987-993
Cost and CO 2 Analysis of Composite Precast Concrete Columns....Pages 995-1002
A Field Survey of Thermal Comfort in Office Building with a Unitary Heat-Pump and Energy Recovery Ventilator....Pages 1003-1010
An Analysis of Standby Power Consumption of Single-Member Households in Korea....Pages 1011-1024
A Classification of Real Sky Conditions for Yongin, Korea....Pages 1025-1032
Influence of Application of Sorptive Building Materials on Decrease in Indoor Toluene Concentration....Pages 1033-1041
Perceived Experiences on Comfort and Health in Two Apartment Complexes with Different Service Life....Pages 1043-1053
Impact of Different Placements of Shading Device on Building Thermal Performance....Pages 1055-1059
Daylighting and Thermal Performance of Venetian Blinds in an Apartment Living Room....Pages 1061-1069
Environmentally-Friendly Apartment Buildings Using a Sustainable Hybrid Precast Composite System....Pages 1071-1081
A System for Energy Saving in Commercial and Organizational Buildings....Pages 1083-1091
A Comparative Analysis of Embodied and Operational CO 2 Emissions from the External Wall of a Reconstructed Bosphorus Mansion in Istanbul....Pages 1093-1105
Back Matter....Pages 1107-1110