Solar Thermal Technologies for Buildings

The State of the Art

Mat Santamouris, Collectif James and James

240 pages, parution le 15/11/2003

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Résumé

Solar thermal is now a proven technology in terms of reliability, cost benefit, and low environmental impact. The integration of solar thermal systems and installations into the design of buildings can provide a clean, efficient and sustainable low-energy solution for heating and cooling, whilst, taken in a wider context, contributing to climate protection.
Solar thermal technologies for buildings - the state of the art brings together the work of sixteen internationally recognized experts to present the most current theory and practice for solar thermal applications in buildings. In ten chapters, this book examines how solar thermal techniques can be implemented in building design to achieve the optimum of energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

Key areas covered include:

Passive solar heating
Active solar heating and cooling
Spectrally selective materials
Advanced control systems
IT systems for monitoring, planning and design
Natural ventilation
Cooling by natural sinks
Thermal comfort
Passive cooling
Integration of solar energy in the urban environment

Solar thermal technologies for buildings: the state of the art is a valuable reference work for those currently implementing, or those about to implement, these technologies. It will be indispensable to anyone working on solar buildings and energy efficiency: in particular, architects, engineers, physicists, researchers and academics.

L'auteur - Mat Santamouris

Professor Mat Santamouris, a recognised expert in building physics and the application of solar and energy efficient technologies, has co-ordinated numerous international R&D programmes and acted as external evaluator for the EC. He has had many books published in these fields and is a member of the editorial board for four journals. He is based at the University of Athens, Greece and is Visiting Professor at the University of North London, UK.

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Sommaire

Passive solar heating of buildings
Active solar heating and cooling of buildings
Spectrally selective materials for efficient visible, solar and thermal radiation control
Advanced control systems for energy and environmental performance of buildings
IT Systems for energy and environment monitoring, planning and design
Natural ventilation in an urban context
Cooling by natural sinks
Thermal comfort
Passive cooling
Solar and energy efficiency as an option for sustainable urban built environments

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	James and James
Auteur(s)	Mat Santamouris, Collectif James and James
Parution	15/11/2003
Nb. de pages	240
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	630g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781902916477
ISBN13	978-1-902916-47-7