Energy and Climate in the Urban Built

The comprehensively updated and expanded new edition of this no-nonsense student and practice primer equips the contemporary architect to deal with the profession's most important challenge: designing buildings for sustainability. Brian Edwards' book pull

Part 1

On the built environment-the urban influence

3

(16)

M. Santamouris

Some basic notes on the built environment

3

(3)

Urbanization and climate

6

(2)

Energy use

8

(3)

Use of materials

11

(1)

Air quality and noise

12

(2)

Future priorities

14

(1)

References

15

(4)

Climate and climate change

19

(14)

D. N. Asimakopoulos

The climate system

19

(3)

Climate change

22

(1)

Possible causes of climate change

23

(9)

References

32

(1)

Wind patterns in urban environments

33

(6)

M. Santamouris

Wind distribution in the urban environment

33

(1)

Wind speed characteristics

34

(4)

References

38

(1)

Thermal balance in the urban environment

39

(9)

M. Santamouris

Urban energy fluxes

39

(2)

The role of anthropogenic heat

41

(1)

Solar, atmospheric and terrestrial radiation

42

(3)

References

45

(3)

Heat-island effect

48

(21)

M. Santamouris

Definitions and physical principles

48

(2)

Heat-island parametric models

50

(3)

Heat-island studies in Europe

53

(1)

Heat-island studies in North America

53

(3)

Heat-island studies in other countries

56

(1)

Heat-island studies in hot Mediterranean climates

57

(9)

References

66

(3)

The canyon effect

69

(28)

M. Santamouris

The climat of urban canyons

69

(1)

Temperature distribution in urban canyons

69

(6)

Air flow in the urban canyon

75

(10)

Prediction of the air speed in canyons

85

(3)

Urban canyon models

88

(5)

References

93

(4)

The energy impact of the urban environment

97

(13)

M. Santamouris

Urban environment and the energy consumption of buildings

97

(1)

Analysis of existing data correlating urban temperatures and energy consumption

97

(7)

Natural ventilation in urban areas

104

(3)

Night ventilation in urban areas

107

(1)

References

108

(2)

Short-wave radiation

110

(27)

A. Tsangrassoulis

Solar radiation in urban areas

115

(2)

Energy balance in the urban canyon

117

(2)

Methods for the calculation of short-wave radiation

119

(2)

Daylight in urban areas

121

(4)

Sunlighting

125

(3)

Reflected sunlight and daylight

128

(3)

Methods for calculating daylight in urban areas

131

(3)

References

134

(2)

Further reading

136

(1)

Urban pollution

137

(8)

V.D. Asimakopoulos

Urban pollution

137

(2)

Air pollution in street canyons

139

(3)

Urban noise

142

(2)

References

144

(1)

The role of green spaces

145

(15)

M. Santamouris

General - physical principles

145

(3)

Evaluation of the transpiration rate from trees

148

(1)

The impact of trees and urban parks on ambient temperature and air quality

149

(5)

The impact of trees on the energy consumption of buildings

154

(2)

References

156

(4)

Appropriate materials for the urban environment

160

(22)

M. Santamouris

General and physical principles

160

(2)

Optical characteristics of materials

162

(10)

Albedo of urban areas

172

(5)

The role of materials in the energy consumption of buildings and cities

177

(1)

References

178

(4)

Applied lighting technology for urban buildings

182

(17)

P. Michel

Fundamentals of lighting

183

(1)

Vision and colour

184

(1)

Daylighting

185

(8)

Designing with daylight

193

(5)

References

198

(1)

Further reading

198

(1)

Active solar heating systems for urban areas

199

(13)

D. Mangold

Systems for solar energy supply

199

(2)

Solar technology

201

(2)

Economics

203

(2)

European overview

205

(1)

Examples of German projects

205

(5)

Future prospects

210

(1)

References

211

(1)

Indoor air quality and ventilation in the urban environment

212

(18)

P. Michel

Indoor air quality

212

(1)

Indoor pollutants and pollutant sources

213

(3)

International standards for indoor air quality

216

(2)

Reducing indoor pollutant concentration

218

(1)

Ventilation strategies

219

(1)

Natural ventilation

219

(4)

Mechanical ventilation

223

(6)

References

229

(1)

Further reading

229

(1)

Urban settlements

230

(17)

P. Michel

The site and the location

230

(3)

Urban morphologies

233

(5)

Urban dynamics

238

(4)

Building design

242

(5)

Part 2

16 Guidelines for integrating energy conservation techniques in urban buildings

247

(63)

N. Chrisomallidou

Introduction

247

(3)

Design guidelines

250

(24)

Energy conservation strategies

274

(6)

Passive solar heating strategies

280

(6)

Passive solar cooling strategies

286

(18)

Natural lighting strategies

304

(4)

References

308

(1)

Further reading

309

(1)

Examples of urban buildings

310

(89)

N. Chrisomallidou

a conventional multi-use building in Thessaloniki, Greece

315

(9)

a passive solar single house in Athens, Greece

324

(12)

a passive solar single house in Athens, Greece

336

(11)

a passive solar apartment house in Athens, Greece

347

(13)

an apartment and office building in Nice, France

360

(7)

a primary school and a gymnasium with a central solar heating plant having seasonal storage in Neckarsulm, Germany

367

(2)

a solar primary school in Neckarsulm, Germany

369

(6)

a solar gymnasium in Neckarsulm, Germany

375

(4)

References

379

(4)

Appendix

N. Klitsikas

User's manual for Polistudies, a multimedia tool for studying the energy efficiency of buildings in urban environments

383

(16)

Index

399

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