Building Physics and Applied Building Physics, 2 Volumes

Building physics is a discipline that has evolved due to bad experiences with construction quality, energy crises, complaints about sick buildings, the need for good air quality, and the move towards energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainability. It helps to understand the physical phenomena governing building parts, envelopes, and performance, and is key to developing highly performing new buildings and renovations. The first book deals with heat, air, and moisture transport, while the second book focuses on a well-balanced building performance, including thermal, acoustic, visual, and olfactory comfort, indoor air quality, energy consumption, durability, economy, and sustainability. Both books have been expanded to include the physical determination of thermal conductivity and an in-depth discussion of thicker insulation layers, and additional information has been added on wind pressure and condensation inside building components.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 736 pages
Publication date: 11 October 2023
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Bad experiences with construction quality, the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory discomfort, the need for good air quality, the move towards energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainability - all these have accelerated the development of a discipline that, for a long time, was hardly more than an academic exercise: building physics. The discipline embraces domains such as heat and mass transfer, building acoustics, lighting, indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency, and, in some countries, fire safety. Through the application of physical knowledge and its combination with information coming from other disciplines, building physics helps to understand the physical phenomena governing building parts, building envelopes, whole buildings, and built environments - called urban physics. Today, building physics has become a key player on the road to highly performing new buildings and renovations.

The first book deals with heat, air, and moisture transport in building parts or assemblies and whole buildings, with emphasis on building engineering applications. The second book on applied building physics focuses on the question of what a well-balanced building performance consists of. Here, the environmental loads on buildings are explained - i.e. all those parameters that describe the external and internal environmental conditions, with an emphasis on practical implementation. Then follows a comprehensive presentation of those performance requirements that are important at the whole-building level, mainly considering thermal, acoustic, visual and olfactory comfort, indoor air quality, energy consumption, durability, economy, and sustainability. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the requirements for highly efficient and sustainable buildings, including renewable energy sources, energy storage, and smart building technologies.

In conclusion, building physics has emerged as a crucial discipline for designing and constructing highly efficient, sustainable, and comfortable buildings. By understanding the physical phenomena governing building performance, building physics helps to optimize building design, improve energy efficiency, and reduce environmental impact. As the demand for sustainable buildings continues to grow, building physics will play an increasingly important role in shaping the future of the built environment.

Weight: 1496g
Dimension: 171 x 246 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783433034330
Edition number: 5 ed