Sustainability in Energy and Buildings
Subtitle: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB´12)
By: edited by Anne Hakansson, Mattias Höjer, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C Jain
Contributors: Höjer, Mattias; Howlett, Robert J.; Jain, Lakhmi C.; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies -- 22
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9783642366451
Subjects: Environmental chemistry; Engineering; Renewable energy sources; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Renewable and Green Energy
Description: This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB12, held in Stockholm, Sweden, and is organised by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden in partnership with KES International. The International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings focuses on a broad range of topics relating to sustainability in buildings but also encompassing energy sustainability more widely. Following the success of earlier events in the series, the 2012 conference includes the themes Sustainability, Energy, and Buildings and Information and Communication Technology, ICT. The SEB’12 proceedings includes invited participation and paper submissions across a broad range of renewable energy and sustainability-related topics relevant to the main theme of Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. Applicable areas include technology for renewable energy and sustainability in the built environment, optimisation and modeling techniques, information and communication technology usage, behaviour and practice, including applications.
Table of contents: title: From the Contents: Transformational Role of Lochiel Park Green Village; title: Evaluation and Validation of an Electrical Model of Photovoltaic Module based on Manufacturer Measurement; title: Evolution of environmental sustainability for timber and steel construction; title: Using the energy signature method to estimate the effective U-value of buildings; title: Two Case Studies in Energy Efficient Renovation of Multi-family Housing; Explaining Robustness as a Characteristic to Assess Long-term Sustainability.