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Author : Simos Yannas
Release : 2006
Genre : Buildings
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 130/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roof Cooling Techniques by : Simos Yannas
Download or read book Roof Cooling Techniques written by Simos Yannas. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Evyatar Erell
Release : 2013-04-03
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 830/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roof Cooling Techniques by : Evyatar Erell
Download or read book Roof Cooling Techniques written by Evyatar Erell. This book was released on 2013-04-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural heating and cooling of buildings helps to improve energy efficiency in the built environment. This book considers the principles of roof design and specific systems and cooling techniques. The authors explain the fundamental principles of roof cooling and describe in detail the relevant components, applications, built precedents, recent experimental work and key design considerations. Specific systems and techniques are examined, including the main advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.Environmental functions are considered in terms of protective strategies and selective strategies. Protective strategies include solar control, thermal insulation, heat storage and thermal inertia. Selective strategies include radiative, evaporative and convective cooling and planting of roofs. Traditional and current roof construction practices are described, exemplified by case studies from across Europe. Including downloadable resources with software that enables readers to evaluate their own designs, this book will be invaluable for architects and engineers who wish to create buildings that are more energy-efficient.
Author : Matheos Santamouris
Release : 2004
Genre : Architecture and climate
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 541/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cooling the Cities by : Matheos Santamouris
Download or read book Cooling the Cities written by Matheos Santamouris. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michele Zinzi
Release : 2019-04-04
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 369/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Urban Overheating - Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications by : Michele Zinzi
Download or read book Urban Overheating - Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications written by Michele Zinzi. This book was released on 2019-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combination of global warming and urban sprawl is the origin of the most hazardous climate change effect detected at urban level: Urban Heat Island, representing the urban overheating respect to the countryside surrounding the city. This book includes 18 papers representing the state of the art of detection, assessment mitigation and adaption to urban overheating. Advanced methods, strategies and technologies are here analyzed including relevant issues as: the role of urban materials and fabrics on urban climate and their potential mitigation, the impact of greenery and vegetation to reduce urban temperatures and improve the thermal comfort, the role the urban geometry in the air temperature rise, the use of satellite and ground data to assess and quantify the urban overheating and develop mitigation solutions, calculation methods and application to predict and assess mitigation scenarios. The outcomes of the book are thus relevant for a wide multidisciplinary audience, including: environmental scientists and engineers, architect and urban planners, policy makers and students.
Author : Helmut E. Landsberg
Release : 1981-08-28
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 190/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Urban Climate by : Helmut E. Landsberg
Download or read book The Urban Climate written by Helmut E. Landsberg. This book was released on 1981-08-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Urban Climate aims to summarize analytical studies directed toward physical understanding of the rural-urban differences in the atmospheric boundary layer. Attempts to quantify conditions have met with some success. There is certainly a clear understanding of the physical relations that create the climatic differences of urbanized areas. Although some of the earlier classical studies are cited here, the emphasis is on the work done during the last decade and a half. This volume comprises 11 chapters, beginning with an introductory chapter discussing the literature surrounding the topic, its historical development, and the problem of local climate modification. The second chapter presents an assessment of the urban atmosphere on a synoptic and local scale, and examines the observational procedures involved. The following chapters then go on to discuss urban air composition; urban energy fluxes; the urban heat island; the urban wind field; models of urban temperature and wind fields; moisture, clouds, and hydrometeors; urban hydrology; special aspects of urban climate; and finally, urban planning. This book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of meteorology, urban planning, and urban climatology.
