12th Envibuild -- buildings and environment -- from research to application : proceedings of the 12th International EnviBUILD Conference (7th & 8th September 2017) : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 12th international enviBUILD conference, September 7-8, 2017, Vienna, Austria / edited by Ulrich Pont, Matthias Schuss and Ardeshir Mahdavi.

Intro; 12th Envibuild -- Buildings and Environment -- From Research to Application; Preface; Table of Contents; Editorial and Keynotes; On the Evaluation of Behavioural Models of Buildings' Inhabitants; Chapter 1: Building Materials and Structures; Thermal Performance Testing for Window with Vacuum Glazing; Development of Prefabricated Timber-Steel-Concrete Ribbed Decks; Development of Timber-Wood Lightweight Concrete-Glass Composite for Multi-Story Façades; Utilization of Waste Packaging Glass as Progressive Filler in Polymer Anchor Material Based on Epoxy Resin

Assessment of Color Degradation of Wood Plastic Composites in Outdoor ApplicationsEvaluative Case Study in Lightweight Wooden Wall Research; Influence of High Temperatures on Concrete Pillars Confined with CFRP; Case Study on Comparison of Joint Sealant Adhesive Properties Tested in Laboratory and In Situ; Grip Fixing Instead of Adhesive -- Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems (EIFS) as a Sorted Recyclable Façade System with Reclosable Fastener Fixation; Sustainable Materials with Potential Application as Core Materials in Vacuum Insulations

Assessment of the Dynamic Temperature Profile in Fire Loaded Sandwich Structures Based on Wood in Comparison with Conventional Structural SystemsChapter 2: Energy Performance of Buildings; The Impact of Various Factors on the Energy Performance of Selected Types of Family Houses; Building Physics and Building Simulation: An Integrated Approach to Educational Programs; Development of Extreme Reference Years for Building Energy Simulation Scenarios; A Comparison of Three Evolutionary Algorithms for the Optimization of Building Design

Villa Castelli -- Transformation of Historical Building into Nearly Zero Energy BuildingUncertainties in Building Energy Certification: Two Case Studies Pertaining to Zoning; The Potential of Descriptive Building Specifications as an Alternative to Detailed Normative Calculations; Evaluation of Prescriptive Indicators for Building Performance -- A Ranking Based Approach; Performance Evaluation of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal System Combined with Air-to-Water Heat Pump; On the Impact of Building Façades' Color on Thermal Building Performance and Outdoor Thermal Comfort

Simulation Study of Dry Floor Heating SystemsThermal Performance of Konrad Frey's Prefabricated Low-Cost Loft House -- A Case Study of a Pioneering Instance of Sustainable Architecture; Analyzing the Relation between Input Data and Key Performance Indicators for Building Energy Certificates: An Approach Using Algorithmic Modeling; Usability and Usefulness of Non-Conventional Building Performance Simulation Tools in Architectural Design Processes; Recent Progress in the EVA Project: Evaluation of Visionary Architectural Concepts -- State of the Art

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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