Environmental Technology Applications in the Retrofitting of Residential Buildings

• Tác giả: Mehdi Amirkhani, Mark B Luther, Igor Martek, Gerhard Zucker
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3036552699
• ISBN-13: 978-3036552705
• ISBN: books978-3-0365-5270-5
• Thông tin xuất bản: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (232 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 373843
• Chủ đề: 1. automatically generated heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) controllers; 2. Building Information Modelling (BIM); 3. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC); 4. History of engineering & technology; 5. Technology: general issues

Tóm tắt

The impact of buildings on the environment is nothing short of devastating. In recent years, much attention has been given to creating an environmentally friendly built environment. Nonetheless, it has been levied on new buildings. Residential buildings make up at least 80% of the built environment, most of which were built before any energy efficiency guidelines or regulations were introduced. Retrofitting existing residential buildings is a key yet neglected priority in effecting the transition to an environmentally friendly, sustainable built environment. It is pivotal to reducing a building's energy consumption while simultaneously improving indoor environmental quality and minimizing harmful emissions. This Special Issue showcases studies investigating applications of environmental technology that is tailored to enhance the sustainable performance of existing residential buildings. It helps to better understand the innovations that have been taking place in retrofitting residential buildings, as well as highlighting many opportunities for future research in this field.