Energy Sustainability in Built and Urban Environments

Description

This book covers different aspects of energy sustainability in residential buildings and neighborhoods, starting from the construction and design aspects, and moving on to HVAC systems and lighting, and the applications, harvesting, use and storage of renewable energy. The volume focuses on smart and sustainable use of energy, discussing both the technological advancements and the economic, social and environmental impacts. Novel approaches to recycling of waste and materials in the context of residential buildings are also presented. This volume will be of interest to researchers and policy makers working in the fields of renewable energy, sustainable design and city planning. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Sustainable Construction Practices in West African Countries (Adedayo J. Ogungbile, Ayodeji E. Oke)....Pages 3-15 Modelling the Influence of Urban Planning on the Financial and Environmental Impact of Neighbourhoods (Damien Trigaux, Karen Allacker, Frank De Troyer)....Pages 17-37 Achieving Energy Efficiency in Urban Residential Buildings in Vietnam: High-tech or Low-tech? (Quang Minh Nguyen)....Pages 39-66 Recommendations for the Design of an Energy-Efficient and Indoor Comfortable Office Building in Vietnam (Ngo Hoang Ngoc Dung, Nguyen Trung Kien)....Pages 67-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Linking Neighborhoods into Sustainable Energy Systems (A. T. D. Perera, Silvia Coccolo, Pietro Florio, Vahid M. Nik, Dasaraden Mauree, Jean-Louis Scartezzini)....Pages 93-110 Future Weather Data for Dynamic Building Energy Simulations: Overview of Available Data and Presentation of Newly Derived Data for Belgium (Delphine Ramon, Karen Allacker, Nicole P. M. van Lipzig, Frank De Troyer, Hendrik Wouters)....Pages 111-138 Evaluation of a Simplified Calculation Approach for Final Heating Energy Use in Non-residential Buildings (Barbara Wauman, Wout Parys, Hilde Breesch, Dirk Saelens)....Pages 139-164 A Review of Fuzzy-Based Residential Grid-Connected Microgrid Energy Management Strategies for Grid Power Profile Smoothing (Diego Arcos-Aviles, Francesc Guinjoan, Julio Pascual, Luis Marroyo, Pablo Sanchis, Rodolfo Gordillo et al.)....Pages 165-199 Analyzing Alternative Energy Mutual Fund Performance in the Spanish Market (Carmen-Pilar Martí-Ballester)....Pages 201-213 Front Matter ....Pages 215-215 Wind Energy (J. Peuteman)....Pages 217-236 Energy Sustainability Through the Use of Thermoelectric Materials in Waste Heat Recovery Systems Recent Developments and Challenges (Emilia Motoasca)....Pages 237-254 Optimization Strategy of Sustainable Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) System for Cooling (Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Kim Choon Ng)....Pages 255-275 Novel Method and Molten Salt Electrolytic Cell for Implementing a Hydrogen Fuel, Sustainable, Closed Clean Energy Cycle on a Large Scale (Alvin G. Stern)....Pages 277-312 Renewable Energy Storage and Its Application for Desalination (Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Muhammad Burhan, Kim Choon Ng)....Pages 313-329