Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories.
/Volume 3 covers:
/- Energy, Carbon and Cost Performance of Building Stocks
/- Solar Chimneys in Buildings
/- Optimization and Economics of Solar Cooling Systems
/- Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms in Energy Applications in Buildings
/- Decision Support Methodologies on the Energy Efficiency and Energy Management in Buildings
/- Progress in Numerical Modelling for Urban Thermal Environment Studies
/- Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE): An Inevitable Step Toward Sustainability
/- Guidelines to Avoid Mould Growth in Buildings
/- Thermal Impact of Strategic Landscaping in Cities
/- Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Building Energy Consumption
/- Green Roofs in Buildings: Thermal and Environmental Behaviour
/- Building Earth-Contact Heat Transfer