Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings

This book examines ways of saving energy by using green roofs and facades, solar devices such as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and thermal solar panels, as components of energy-efficient building envelopes. The author takes an interdisciplinary / multidisciplinary approach to the subject...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dabija, Ana-Maria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Green Energy and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Principles of Sustainability: History and Evolution
  • The Living Envelope of Buildings: History and Evolution
  • The Sun – Building Partner of All Times
  • Passive and Active Approaches
  • Conclusions