Sustainable solar housing. Volume 2, Exemplary buildings and technologies / edited by S. Robert Hastings and Maria Wall.

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TextPublication details: London : Earthscan, 2007.Description: xxiii, 262 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:

9781844073269

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Exemplary buildings and technologies

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Thurles Library Main Collection	697.78 HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		R12758KRCC
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This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control). Energy and life-cycle impacts are considered as crucial factors, including passive and active solar use, daylighting and high efficiency conventional heat production. Each volume assesses the potential of these options in a variety of contexts, covering different housing types (apartment, row and detached) in cold, temperate and mild climates. The impressive list of expert authors from 14 countries includes a mix of internationally respected academics and practitioners, working together within the framework of a five-year International Energy Agency (IEA) research project.

Volume 1 presents strategies and solutions, offering the reader a solid basis for developing concepts, considering environmental and economic concerns for housing projects in a variety of contexts.

Volume 2 offers a detailed analysis of exemplary buildings in different European countries and examines the various technologies employed to achieve their remarkable performance. Aided by clear, full colour illustrations, it offers invaluable insights into the application of these technologies.

"Published by Earthscan on behalf of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Solar Heating & Cooling Programme (SHC) and Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Programme (ECBCS)"--T.p. verso.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. vii)
List of Contributors (p. ix)
List of Figures and Tables (p. xi)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (p. xxi)
Introduction
I.1 Realities (p. 1)
I.2 Exemplary buildings (p. 2)
I.3 The technologies (p. 3)
I.4 Conclusions (p. 7)
Part I Exemplary Buildings
1 Overview (p. 11)
1.1 The diversity of the projects (p. 11)
1.2 Building envelope and construction (p. 12)
1.3 Technical systems (p. 13)
2 The Lindas Passive House Project in Goteborg, Sweden (p. 15)
2.1 Project description (p. 15)
2.2 Energy (p. 18)
2.3 Economy (p. 22)
2.4 Innovative products (p. 23)
2.5 Conclusions (p. 23)
3 Gelsenkirchen Solar Housing Estate, Germany (p. 25)
3.1 Project description (p. 25)
3.2 Energy (p. 28)
3.3 Life-cycle analysis (p. 32)
3.4 Economy (p. 35)
4 Sunny Woods Apartment Building, Zurich (p. 37)
4.1 Project description (p. 37)
4.2 Energy (p. 39)
4.3 Life-cycle analysis (p. 43)
4.4 Economy (p. 49)
5 Wechsel Apartment Building, Stans, Switzerland (p. 53)
5.1 Project description (p. 53)
5.2 Energy (p. 55)
5.3 Life-cycle analysis (p. 61)
5.4 Economy (p. 66)
5.5 Lessons (p. 66)
6 Vienna Utendorfgasse Passivhaus Apartment Building (p. 69)
6.1 Project description (p. 69)
6.2 Energy (p. 70)
6.3 Economy (p. 74)
7 Plus Energy House, Thening, Austria (p. 77)
7.1 Project description (p. 77)
7.2 Energy (p. 79)
7.3 Economy (p. 84)
Part II Technologies
8 Introduction (p. 89)
9 Building Envelope (p. 91)
9.1 Opaque building envelope (p. 91)
9.2 Thermal bridges in building constructions (p. 100)
9.3 Doors and vestibules (p. 103)
9.4 Transparent insulation (p. 109)
9.5 Fenestration (p. 117)
9.6 Shading devices (p. 128)
10 Ventilation (p. 139)
10.1 Ventilation fundamentals (p. 139)
10.2 Ventilation typology (p. 141)
10.3 Ventilation systems for high-performance housing (p. 145)
10.4 Ventilation heat recovery (p. 149)
11 Heat Delivery (p. 157)
11.1 Heating by ventilation (p. 157)
11.2 Radiant heating (p. 163)
12 Heat Production (p. 169)
12.1 Active solar heating: Air collectors (p. 169)
12.2 Active solar heating: Water (p. 175)
12.3 Fossil fuels (p. 182)
12.4 Direct electric resistance heating (p. 185)
12.5 Biomass (p. 186)
12.6 Fuel cells (p. 189)
12.7 District heating (p. 194)
12.8 Heat pumps (p. 200)
12.9 Earth-to-air heat exchangers (p. 204)
12.10 Ground-coupled and geothermal heat (p. 210)
13 Sensible Heat Storage (p. 215)
13.1 Thermal storage (p. 215)
13.2 Latent heat storage (p. 220)
14 Electricity (p. 223)
14.1 Photovoltaic systems (p. 223)
14.2 Photovoltaic-thermal hybrids and concentrating elements (p. 227)
14.3 Household appliances (p. 233)
15 Building Information Systems (p. 239)
15.1 Introduction (p. 239)
15.2 Bus systems and transmission systems (p. 239)
15.3 Advantages of European Installation Bus (EIB) in the residential building sector compared to other solutions (p. 245)
15.4 Applications of installation buses in residential buildings (p. 246)
15.5 Saving energy by introducing building control systems (p. 248)
15.6 Costs (p. 249)
15.7 Market acceptance and development of home automation systems (p. 250)
15.8 Summary and outlook (p. 250)
Appendix 1 Primary Energy and CO[superscript 2] Conversion Factors (p. 253)
Appendix 2 The International Energy Agency (p. 257)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Robert Hastings works with AEU Architecture, Energy and Environment GmbH, Switzerland. The highly successful Sustainable Solar Housing project was awarded the Energy Institute's Environment Award in 2007. Maria Wall is at the Department of Energy and Building Design, Lund University, Sweden.