Energy saving and environmentally friendly technologies - concepts of sustainable building / edited by Lucia Mankova.

Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from HTML table of contents page (Scientific.Net, viewed February 12, 2016)

Energy Saving and Environmentally Friendly Technologies -- Concepts of Sustainable Building -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Building Materials, Components and Structures -- Applicability Analysis of Selected Methods of Determining the Moisture Content of Highly Porous Thermal Insulations -- Case Study of Chimney and Flue Fires in Timber Constructions in Slovak Republic -- Case Study on Determination of Tensile Properties of Construction Sealants at Variable Temperatures -- Characteristics of Mechanically Fastened Joints of Single-Layer Bitumen Sheets -- Compare of Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Structure with Application of Reflective Insulation -- Modern Lightweight Structures -- Experimental Investigation of the Tensile Properties of Ventilated Facade Cladding with Bonded Joints -- Dependency Analysis of Selected Thermal Properties of Reinforced Bitumen Sheets for Waterproofing -- Designing and Testing of the Recycled Vegetative-Retention Layer of the Vegetative Upper Skin of the Pitched Roof -- Gluing as a Type of Stabilization Flat Roofs -- Graphic Survey and Analysis of the Outer Walls and Floor Plan of the Royal Corpus Christi College-Seminary in Valencia -- Impact of Hydrophobic Additives on Properties of Clay Plaster -- Measuring the Thermo-Technical Parameters of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete -- Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites Uses in Construction -- Optimization of Re-Mixing Recyclated Concrete Aggregates -- Modern Stucco Elements -- Risk Analysis of Foundation Structures According to the Method of Founding -- Stone in the Restoration of Architectural Heritage -- Deterioration of Stone Structures Caused by Humidity -- The Assessment of Reaction to Fire of Crushed Straw -- The Influence of Additional Insulation of Facades to their Aesthetic Devaluation by Vegetation of Algae, Fungi and Cyanobacteria.

Verification of Sealing Possibilities of Cement -- Based Structures without Additional Surface Treatment -- Understructure of Passive Houses in Terms of Materials -- The Operational and Environmental Consequences of the Polystyrene Insulation Disposal -- Construction Details from Secondary Raw Materials -- Chapter 2: Indoor Environment and its Hygienic Aspects -- Analysis of the Relationship of the System "Operationally Efficient Building -- Indoor Environment Quality -- User" -- Architecture Indoor Environment as a Healing Factor of Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder -- Indoor Environment Influenced by Radiant Effect of Floor Heating -- Latex Paint Influence on the Oriented Strand Boards and the Indoor Climate -- Mold Growth Risk Analysis on the Surfaces of an Organic Building Structure Based on In Situ Monitoring -- Movement of CO2 Concentration in the Room -- Quantitative Microbiological Aspects of the Indoor Environment -- Reduction of Environmental Stress through Spatial Arrangements and Different Choices of Body Positions in Indoor Environment -- Influence of Orientation of Building on Indoor Conditions in a Roof Truss -- Potential of Vegetation in Improving Indoor Thermal Comfort and Natural Ventilation -- Acoustic Analysis of Double Transparent Facades in Bratislava -- Chapter 3: Energy Performance of Buildings -- The Use of a Mathematical Model for the Management and Distribution of Heat -- The Influence of Thermal Bridges on the Energy Need for Heating after Renewal: A Case Study -- The Impact of Balcony Glazing on the Selected Building Envelope -- The Effect of Thermal Bridges on Energy Balance of Wood Frame Houses -- The Applicability of Existing Methods for Testing the Base Layers of ETICS -- Added Convex Windows for Improving the Energy Balance -- Analysis of Energy Consumption in Building with NZEB Concept.

Spreading of Temperature Field Caused by Microwave Radiation -- Analysis of the Internal Insulation of Renovated Building -- Analysis of Thermal Performance of Energy Storage System -- Annual Analysis of Boundary Conditions on Air Flow through Building Envelope -- Application of Data Sets Obtained from the Detached Experimental Weather Station in Conditions of Real Building -- Assessment of Energy Efficiency in Different Fa�cade Solutions -- Contemporary State and Development of a Concept of Passive House -- The Effect of the Vegetative Roof Construction and the Influence of the Effect of the Designed Air Gap on the Thermal Stability in the Testing Building -- Development of a Mathematical Model to Find the Best Solutions for the Refurbishment of Energy-Efficient Buildings -- Heat Thermal Transmittance of Log Wall -- High-Tech Solutions for Building Retrofit: Investigation of Window Systems with Vacuum Glazing -- Influence of External Surface Resistance and Thermal Insulation Level on Energy Need for Cooling -- Influence of Structural Design of Balcony Panels on the Course and the Size of Thermal Bridges -- Mechanically Fastened Single Casing Roof in Terms of Building Physics -- Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings & Buildings Built with Industrialized Technology: The Case of Hungary -- Obtainable Method of Measuring the Solar Radiant Flux Based on Silicone Photodiode Element -- Optimalization of the Heat Pump Design in the Phase of the Evaporator Selection -- Overhead Reduction or Energy Efficiency Measures -- Dependence of the Shape of the Temperature Field around Basement Structures on the Properties of Surrounding Soils -- Energy Consumption for Heating Considering Interior and Exterior Conditions in Production Buildings -- Operative Temperature Predicting of a Room in Summer: An Approach for Validating of Empirical Calculation Models.

Numeric Thermal Bridges Simulation: Approaching Optimized Usability for Sloped and Rounded Shapes -- Simulation of Summer Thermal Stability and Comparison with Measurement -- Summer Thermal Stability of a Passive House in Moravany -- The Czech Republic and Thermal Storage Mass -- Usage of Raspberry Pi for Temperature and Relative Humidity Measurements and Comparison with HAM Simulation -- Chapter 4: Hygrothermal Performance of Buildings -- Analysis of Thermal -- Moisture Problems in Massive Wooden Sandwich Structures -- Diffusion of Water Vapour through the Damaged Light Weight Wooden Wall -- Hygrothermal Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concretes -- Initial State Sorption Measurements -- Simulation and Measurement of Hygrothermal Behaviour of Newly Developed Plasters -- The Effect of Moisture and Relative Humidity on Oriented Strand Boards Properties -- Vaporization Box for Monitoring of Moisture Generation Depending on the Temperature and Relative Humidity -- Chapter 5: Ventilation of Buildings -- Analysis of Natural Ventilation Systems in Schoolrooms -- Dust Analyses in Ventilation Ducts -- Experimental Assessment of the Influence of Outlet Geometry on the Airflow and Temperatures in the Ventilated Fa�cade Cavity -- Optimization of Air Distribution of Social Hall -- Risk Assessment of Airtightness of Building Envelope -- Chapter 6: Daylighting -- Annual Daylight Condition in Bratislava -- Errors of In Situ Illuminance Measurements -- Testing of Illuminance Meters -- Architectural Models for Measurement of Daylight Factor -- Insolation of Interiors: The Dead Angle Analysis -- The Influence of Selected Type of Daylight Device on Horizontal and Vertical Internal Illuminance.

The Effect of Colored Surfaces and Tinted Window Glazing on Daylight Spectral Characteristics and Illuminance Levels in Deep Space Rooms and its Evaluation for Human Visual and Biological Response -- Measurement and Calculation of Luminous Characteristics of Photovoltaic Glazing Samples -- Comparative Evaluation of Daylighting Simulation Programs -- Implementation of Simulation-Based Virtual Sensors Using Radiance and Java -- Chapter 7: Sustainable Buildings and Environmental Assessments -- Green Building -- Towards Sustainable Architecture -- LCA of Fibre Flax Thermal Insulation -- Fa�cades with Photovoltaic Elements: A Review -- Cool Roofs vs Solar Systems -- Decreasing Negative Influence of Under-Flow Rainwater Inverted Green Roofs on Passive Houses, Using Accumulating Hydrophilic Mineral Wool Panels -- Extensive Roof Green in Central European Climate -- Exploitability of Renewable Resources in Administrative Buildings -- Effect of Vegetation on Wind-Comfort -- Chapter 8: Engineering Managment in Architecture and Construction -- Bridging the Gap between Systems Controls and Architectural Design -- Toward Visual Accessibility in the Built Environment: The ViDeA Project -- Effort and Effectiveness Considerations in Architectural Design: Two Case Studies of Architectural Design Studios -- The Issue of Escape Routes in the Setting up Additional Kindergarten in the Existing Elementary School Building -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.

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