Eco-efficient materials for reducing cooling needs in buildings and construction : design, properties and applications
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Eco-efficient materials for reducing cooling needs in buildings and construction : design, properties and applications
（Woodhead publishing series in civil and structural engineering）
Woodhead Publishing, c2021
Includes bibliographical references and index
- : pbk
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Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies for reducing cooling needs in buildings. The book offers in-depth analysis of the performance of new innovative materials and technologies used in pavements, facade and roofing materials, PCMs and chromogenic smart materials. Includes practical case study examples of their applications in building and construction. The book is an essential reference resource for researchers, architects and civil engineers, city planners, product developers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in eco-efficient cooling materials and sustainable and zero-energy building design.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
PART I. PAVEMENTS FOR MITIGATING URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS 2. High albedo Pavements 3. Performance of thermochromic asphalt 4. Pavements withn PCMs
PART II. FACADE MATERIALS FOR REDUCING COOLING NEEDS 5. Quantitative approximation of shading-induced cooling by climber green wall based on multiple-iterative radiation pathways 6. Experimental study on geometric configuration and evaporative cooling potential of brick elements 7. A geothermal and an evaporative system for building walls 8. Cooling techniques in reducing overheating of clay-straw building in semi-arid climate 9. Multi-layer glass and BIPV facade structures
PART III. ROOFING MATERIALS FOR REDUCING COOLING NEEDS 10. Green roofs as passive system to moderate buildings cooling requirements and UHI effects: assessments by means of experimental data 11. Thermal evaluation of building roofs with conventional and reflective coatings 12. Active and passive systems for cool roofs
PART IV. PCMS AND SWITCHABLE GLAZING BASED MATERIALS FOR REDUCING COOLING NEEDS 13. Bio based PCMs for reducing cooling needs 14. Performance of bricks with PCMs in India 15. Influence of novel PCMs based strategies on building cooling 16. Optically smart thin material for building cooling 17. An overview of the performance of thermochromic glazing 18. Performance of thermochromic windows
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