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Energy and Climate in the Urban Built Environment

by M. Santamouris

June 2013

Intermediate to advanced

410 pages

12h 34m

English

Routledge

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Some basic notes on the built environmentUrbanization and climateEnergy useUse of materialsAir quality and noiseFuture prioritiesReferences
The climate systemClimate changePossible causes of climate changeReferences
Wind distribution in the urban environmentWind speed characteristicsReferences
Urban energy fluxesThe role of anthropogenic heatSolar, atmospheric and terrestrial radiationReferences

Definitions and physical principlesHeat-island parametric modelsHeat-island studies in EuropeHeat-island studies in North AmericaHeat-island studies in other countriesHeat-island studies in hot Mediterranean climatesReferences
The climate of urban canyonsTemperature distribution in urban canyonsAirflow in the urban canyonPrediction of the airspeed in canyonsUrban canyon models ReferencesReferences
Urban environment and the energy consumption of buildings Analysis of existing data correlating urban temperatures and energy consumptionNatural ventilation in urban areasNight ventilation in urban areasReferences
Solar radiation in urban areasEnergy balance in the urban canyonMethods for the calculation of short-wave radiationDaylight in urban areasSunlightingReflected sunlight and daylightMethods for calculating daylight in urban areasReferencesFurther reading
Urban pollutionAir pollution in street canyonsUrban noiseReferences
General — physicalprinciplesEvaluation of the transpiration rate from treesThe impact of trees and urban parks on ambient temperature and air qualityThe impact of trees on the energy consumption of buildingsReferences
General and physical principlesOptical characteristics of materialsAlbedo of urban areasThe role of materials in the energy consumption of buildings and citiesReferences
Fundamentals of lightingVision and colourDaylightingDesigning with daylightReferencesFurther reading
Systems for solar energy supplySolar technologyEconomicsEuropean overviewExamples of German projectsFuture prospectsReferences
Indoor air qualityIndoor pollutants and pollutant sourcesInternational standards for indoor air qualityReducing indoor pollutant concentrationVentilation strategiesNatural ventilationMechanical ventilationReferencesFurther reading
The site and the locationUrban morphologiesUrban dynamicsBuilding design
IntroductionDesign guidelinesEnergy conservation strategiesPassive solar heating strategiesPassive solar cooling strategiesNatural lighting strategiesReferencesFurther reading
Example building 1 – a conventional multi-use building in Thessaloniki, GreeceExample building 2 – a passive solar single house in Athens, GreeceExample building 3 – a passive solar single house in Athens, GreeceExample building 4 – a passive solar apartment house in Athens, GreeceExample building 5 – an apartment and office building in Nice, France Example buildings 6 and 7 – a primary school and a gymnasium with a centralsolarh eating planthaving seasonalstorage in Neckarsulm, GermanyExample building 6 – a solar primary school in Neckarsulm, GermanyExample building 7 – a solar gymnasium in Neckarsulm, GermanyReferences

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17 Examples of urban buildings

N. Chrisomallidou

Laboratory of Building Construction and Physics, University of Thessaloniki

During the process of designing a building, the designer, usually an architect, takes into account a set of parameters and lays down certain criteria and priorities that have a decisive influence on the ‘idea’ of the building. Thus, starting with the legal framework (laws and regulations), the building programme, the particular requirements of the client, the available land and the size of the building, the designer moves on to consider the characteristics of the microenvironment (built environment, morphology of the ...