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Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings

Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings

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This book explores energy-saving techniques using green roofs, facades, solar devices, and thermal solar panels in building envelopes. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sustainability, architecture, energy efficiency, and other fields. It is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in energy, building materials, and renewable energy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 99 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG


This captivating book delves into innovative strategies for conserving energy by incorporating green roofs and facades, solar devices like building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and thermal solar panels into energy-efficient building envelopes. The author adopts an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach, examining various scientific fields related to building research, including sustainability, sustainable architecture, energy efficiency in buildings, and building envelopes. By seamlessly integrating these disciplines with other collateral domains such as history, archaeology, botany, physics, engineering, and landscape architecture, the author offers a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter.

Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings emerges as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and postgraduates specializing in energy, building materials, and renewable energy. It also serves as a indispensable guide for architects, engineers, and professionals in industries associated with building products. Through its comprehensive coverage, the book provides readers with a deep understanding of the role of building envelopes in energy consumption and offers insights into the principles of sustainability. It presents both passive and active approaches to harnessing the power of solar devices, enabling them to make informed decisions about designing and constructing energy-efficient buildings.

In conclusion, this thought-provoking book is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring sustainable building practices and advancing the field of energy efficiency. By presenting a holistic and interdisciplinary perspective, it empowers readers to design and construct buildings that not only minimize their environmental impact but also contribute to a more sustainable future.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030709594
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021

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