Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Methods for Refurbishment and Retrofitting of Buildings: Materials, Technologies, Optimization, and Case Studies provides up-to-date knowledge on this important research field. Divided over three key parts, the book's chapters cover materials and innovative technologies, optimization strategies, and actual case study applications that highlight the impact of different climatic conditions, social factors, and the economic specifications of each retrofit process. Emphasis is placed on cost efficiency, which is key in any energy retrofit process.
Taking into consideration key changes in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive-EPBD and the European Union Green Deal on Refurbishment and Renovation, this book will be a valuable reference resource for materials scientists, architects, civil engineers, and all those working on cost-effective and energy efficient retrofitting and building refurbishment.
1. 1 Introduction to cost-effective energy-efficient methods for refurbishment and retrofitting of buildings - p. 1 2. Part One: Materials and technologies - p. 21 3. 2 Cost-effective latent thermal energy storage for refurbishment and retrofitting of buildings - p. 23 4. 3 Performance of EC materials for energy retrofit of buildings - p. 37 5. 4 Bio-based materials as a robust solution for building renovation - p. 65 6. 5 Contribution of green roofs to energy savings in building renovations - p. 89 7. Part Two: Optimization - p. 113 8. 6 Optimization of the thickness of wall insulation - p. 115 9. 7 Enhancing energy performance of residential buildings: Optimization of roof insulation and photovoltaic electric generation - p. 149 10. 8 A novel BIM-based process workflow for building retrofit - p. 189 11. 9 Overcoming the current shortcomings of tools to estimate building energy retrofitting performance - p. 217 12. 10 On the use of AI for energy efficiency and IEQ in buildings: Building HOPE platform - p. 235 13. Part Three: Case studies - p. 257 14. 11 Future climate-optimized energy retrofitting of multiapartment buildings in Montenegro - p. 259 15. 12 Cost-effective energy retrofit in Poland: Case study - p. 281 16. 13 Cost-effective energy renovation of a multifamily building in Spain - p. 299 17. 14 Cost-optimal nZEB reform strategies and the influence of building orientation for Mediterranean buildings - p. 321 18. 15 From cost-optimal to multi-objective methodology for sustainable deep renovation - p. 361 19. Index - p. 397
Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Methods for Refurbishment and Retrofitting of Buildings: Materials, Technologies, Optimization, and Case Studies provides up-to-date knowledge on this important research field. Divided over three key parts, the book's chapters cover materials and innovative technologies, optimization strategies, and actual case study applications that highlight the impact of different climatic conditions, social factors, and the economic specifications of each retrofit process. Emphasis is placed on cost efficiency, which is key in any energy retrofit process.
Taking into consideration key changes in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive-EPBD and the European Union Green Deal on Refurbishment and Renovation, this book will be a valuable reference resource for materials scientists, architects, civil engineers, and all those working on cost-effective and energy efficient retrofitting and building refurbishment.
1. 1 Introduction to cost-effective energy-efficient methods for refurbishment and retrofitting of buildings - p. 1 2. Part One: Materials and technologies - p. 21 3. 2 Cost-effective latent thermal energy storage for refurbishment and retrofitting of buildings - p. 23 4. 3 Performance of EC materials for energy retrofit of buildings - p. 37 5. 4 Bio-based materials as a robust solution for building renovation - p. 65 6. 5 Contribution of green roofs to energy savings in building renovations - p. 89 7. Part Two: Optimization - p. 113 8. 6 Optimization of the thickness of wall insulation - p. 115 9. 7 Enhancing energy performance of residential buildings: Optimization of roof insulation and photovoltaic electric generation - p. 149 10. 8 A novel BIM-based process workflow for building retrofit - p. 189 11. 9 Overcoming the current shortcomings of tools to estimate building energy retrofitting performance - p. 217 12. 10 On the use of AI for energy efficiency and IEQ in buildings: Building HOPE platform - p. 235 13. Part Three: Case studies - p. 257 14. 11 Future climate-optimized energy retrofitting of multiapartment buildings in Montenegro - p. 259 15. 12 Cost-effective energy retrofit in Poland: Case study - p. 281 16. 13 Cost-effective energy renovation of a multifamily building in Spain - p. 299 17. 14 Cost-optimal nZEB reform strategies and the influence of building orientation for Mediterranean buildings - p. 321 18. 15 From cost-optimal to multi-objective methodology for sustainable deep renovation - p. 361 19. Index - p. 397
