A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering : An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance, 2nd Edition

The second edition of this authoritative textbook equips students with the tools they will need to tackle the challenges of sustainable building design and engineering. The book looks at how to design, engineer and monitor energy efficient buildings, how to adapt buildings to climate change, and how to make buildings healthy, comfortable and secure. New material for this edition includes sections on environmental masterplanning, renewable technologies, retrofitting, passive house design, thermal comfort and indoor air quality. With chapters and case studies from a range of international, interdisciplinary authors, the book is essential reading for students and professionals in building engineering, environmental design, construction and architecture.

Preface

Part I : Introduction to Urban Systems
Chapter 1 : Building Sustainable Communities
Chapter 2 : Urban Climate – Impacts of Energy Use, Comfort and Health
Chapter 3 : Air Pollution and Urban Built Environment
Chapter 4 : Environmental Master Planning

Part II : Energy and Buildings
Chapter 5 :  Energy Efficiency and Thermal Envelope
Chapter 6 : Energy Monitoring and Benchmarking
Chapter 7 : Energy Modelling for Building Design, Compliance and Certification
Chapter 8 : Carbon Reduction in Buildings
Chapter 9 : Renewable Technologies
Chapter 10 : Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings
Chapter 11 : Case Study A : Energy and Environmental Monitoring
Chapter 12 : Case Study B : Energy Modelling
Chapter 13 : Case Study C : Retrofitting to The Passive House Standards

Part III : Buildings and Environment
Chapter 14 : Ventilation, Thermal Comfort, Health and Productivity
Chapter 15 : Thermal Comfort and Overheating
Chapter 16 : Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Monitoring
Chapter 17 : Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Modelling
Chapter 18 : Moisture Control in Buildings
Chapter 19 : Natural Ventilation in City Centre Buildings
Chapter 20 : Mechanical and Mixed Mode Ventilation in City Centre Buildings
Chapter 21 : Sustainable Cooling Strategies
Chapter 22 : Case Study A : Indoor Air Quality in City Centre Buildings
Chapter 23 : Case Study B : Indoor Air Quality and Health
Chapter 24 : Case Study C : Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Modelling

Part IV : Operational Performance of Buildings
Chapter 25 : The Role of Feedback in Low Energy Building Design, Construction and Management
Chapter 26 : Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Buildings
Chapter 27 : Occupant Behaviour and Energy Use
Chapter 28 : Case Study A : Natural Ventilation of Auditoria : Three Case Studies
Chapter 29 : Case Study B : Naturally Ventilated Building in A City Centre
Chapter 30 : Case Study C : Low Carbon High Performance Large Retail Premises
Chapter 31 : Case Study D : Impact of An Energy Refurbishment Programme in Chile : More Than Energy Savings

Index