Green building and phase change materials : characteristics, energy implications and environmental impacts / Mildred Coleman-Sanders, editor.

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GREEN BUILDING AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS, ENERGY IMPLICATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ; GREEN BUILDING AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS, ENERGY IMPLICATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 MATERIALS: A MAJOR COMPONENT OF GREEN BUILDINGS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; FEATURES OF GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS ; Resource Efficiency ; Indoor Air Quality; Energy Efficiency ; Water Conservation ; Affordability ; EMBODIED ENERGY AND CARBON DIOXIDE IN MATERIALS; GREEN MATERIALS ; Concrete

Wood Certified Wood ; Other Green Wood Products ; Steel ; Stone ; Earth ; Novel Products ; INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR MOVING TOWARDS GREEN BUILDINGS IN MAURITIUS- A DEVELOPING COUNTRY ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 GREEN ROOFS AND GREEN FACADES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. GREEN FACADES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS ; 2.1. Classification of Green Facades ; 2.2. Operating Methods of Green Facades for Energy Savings Purposes ; 2.3. Research about the Use of Green Facades for Energy Savings Purposes

2.3.1. Shadow Capacity of Different Climber Plant Species 2.3.2. Green Facades as Passive Tool for Energy Savings ; 2.3.2.1. Methodology ; 2.3.2.2. First Studies with Green Facades ; 2.3.2.3. Current Research with Green Facades; 2.4. Future Research about the Use of Green Facades for Energy Savings Purposes ; 3. GREEN ROOFS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS ; 3.1. Structure and Classification of Green Roofs ; 3.2. Operating Methods of Green Roofs for Energy Savings Purposes; 3.3. Research about the Use of Green Roofs for Energy Savings Purposes

3.3.1. Possibility of Use Recycled Rubber as Drainage Material 3.3.2. Green Roofs as Passive Tool for Energy Savings ; 3.3.2.1. Methodology ; 3.3.2.2. Firsts Studies with Green Roofs ; 3.3.2.3. Current Research with Green Roofs ; 3.3.3. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Green Roofs ; 3.3.4. A Case Study: Gardeny Green Roofs ; 3.4. Future Research about the Use of Green Roofs for Energy Savings Purposes ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 GREEN BUILDING: CHARACTERISTICS, ENERGY IMPLICATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. CASE STUDY IN REGGIO CALABRIA, ITALY ; ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION 2. RESEARCH GOAL ; 3. RESEARCH OUTPUT ANTICIPATION ; 4. ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS: SUSTAINABLE VERSUS UNSUSTAINABLE ; The Present State Scenario; The Sustainable Scenario ; The Unsustainable Scenario ; 5. METHODOLOGY ; 6. OPERATIONAL STEPS ; Geodatabase ; Step 1. "Geodatabase Design" ; Physical Analysis ; Step 2. "3D Modelling at Urban Level" ; Sub-Step 2.1. "Terrain 3D Model" ; Sub-Step 2.2. "Building 3D Model" ; Step 3. "Classification of Building Types" ; Valuation ; Step 4. "Sampling and Valuation at Building Level" ; Step 5. "Parameterization"

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