of solutions to achieve zero carbon in the field of building and construction. This book provides an update on new technologies and emerging approaches that can support and promote the energy transition and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment, both in individual buildings and groups of buildings. This book presents real-world case studies and expert insights on how to apply a wide range of cutting-edge digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, genetic algorithms, and computer vision, as well as energy-efficient devices like heat pumps, energy storage systems, adsorption chillers and dehumidification systems, liquid-flow windows, solar and wind power systems, green roofs, cogeneration systems, and internet of things. It also explores emerging concepts such as plus energy building, positive energy block, integrated building information systems and life cycle assessment, integrated demand and supply side management, peer-to-peer energy sharing and embodied carbon reduction, which are already beginning to emerge as solutions for achieving a zero-carbon built environment in the near future.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Introduction to net-zero transition within the built environment - p. 1 3. Part I. Physical solutions - p. P1 4. 2. Advancements and trends in heat pump technology for Net Zero Energy Buildings - p. 7 5. 3. Typical advanced energy storage technologies for zero-carbon buildings - p. 41 6. 4. Adsorption vacuum dehumidification for a low-carbon indoor environment - p. 73 7. 5. Liquid-flow window in net-zero buildings - p. 93 8. 6. Zero-energy human habitat: Survive from Earth to Mars - p. 111 9. 7. Integrating solar and wind power in buildings: Concepts and methods with practical applications - p. 167 10. 8. Enhancing energy efficiency in buildings using IoT sensors: A pathway to net zero transition - p. 191 11. 9. Green roof in combating urban heat: A thematic review of heat mitigation mechanism, potential evaluation and influencing factors - p. 247 12. Part II. Digital technologies - p. P2 13. 10. A sequential GA-based optimization for NZEB clusters to minimise low-voltage distribution network overvoltage risks - p. 267 14. 11. Computer vision to advance the sensing and control of net-zero transition in buildings - p. 299 15. 12. Machine learning for data-driven intelligence towards net-zero buildings - p. 341 16. 13. Integrating blockchain technology for advancing low-carbon building solutions - p. 367 17. Part III. Emerging concepts and approaches - p. P3 18. 14. BIM-driven whole life cycle assessment: A pathway to net-zero design - p. 395 19. 15. Integrated demand- and supply-side management: A review of concepts and case studies - p. 415 20. 16. Plus energy building: Definition and technology solutions - p. 445 21. 17. Exploring positive energy block potentials: A parametric analysis approach - p. 501 22. 18. Navigating policy challenges in peer-to-peer energy trading - p. 523 23. 19. An agenda for the UAE net-zero transition in buildings - p. 547 24. 20. Conclusions - p. 569 25. Index - p. 595
of solutions to achieve zero carbon in the field of building and construction. This book provides an update on new technologies and emerging approaches that can support and promote the energy transition and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment, both in individual buildings and groups of buildings. This book presents real-world case studies and expert insights on how to apply a wide range of cutting-edge digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, genetic algorithms, and computer vision, as well as energy-efficient devices like heat pumps, energy storage systems, adsorption chillers and dehumidification systems, liquid-flow windows, solar and wind power systems, green roofs, cogeneration systems, and internet of things. It also explores emerging concepts such as plus energy building, positive energy block, integrated building information systems and life cycle assessment, integrated demand and supply side management, peer-to-peer energy sharing and embodied carbon reduction, which are already beginning to emerge as solutions for achieving a zero-carbon built environment in the near future.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Introduction to net-zero transition within the built environment - p. 1 3. Part I. Physical solutions - p. P1 4. 2. Advancements and trends in heat pump technology for Net Zero Energy Buildings - p. 7 5. 3. Typical advanced energy storage technologies for zero-carbon buildings - p. 41 6. 4. Adsorption vacuum dehumidification for a low-carbon indoor environment - p. 73 7. 5. Liquid-flow window in net-zero buildings - p. 93 8. 6. Zero-energy human habitat: Survive from Earth to Mars - p. 111 9. 7. Integrating solar and wind power in buildings: Concepts and methods with practical applications - p. 167 10. 8. Enhancing energy efficiency in buildings using IoT sensors: A pathway to net zero transition - p. 191 11. 9. Green roof in combating urban heat: A thematic review of heat mitigation mechanism, potential evaluation and influencing factors - p. 247 12. Part II. Digital technologies - p. P2 13. 10. A sequential GA-based optimization for NZEB clusters to minimise low-voltage distribution network overvoltage risks - p. 267 14. 11. Computer vision to advance the sensing and control of net-zero transition in buildings - p. 299 15. 12. Machine learning for data-driven intelligence towards net-zero buildings - p. 341 16. 13. Integrating blockchain technology for advancing low-carbon building solutions - p. 367 17. Part III. Emerging concepts and approaches - p. P3 18. 14. BIM-driven whole life cycle assessment: A pathway to net-zero design - p. 395 19. 15. Integrated demand- and supply-side management: A review of concepts and case studies - p. 415 20. 16. Plus energy building: Definition and technology solutions - p. 445 21. 17. Exploring positive energy block potentials: A parametric analysis approach - p. 501 22. 18. Navigating policy challenges in peer-to-peer energy trading - p. 523 23. 19. An agenda for the UAE net-zero transition in buildings - p. 547 24. 20. Conclusions - p. 569 25. Index - p. 595
