Roof Cooling Techniques

A Design Handbook

Simos Yannas, Evyatar Errel, Jose Luis Molina (Autoren)

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176 Seiten

2005
James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd
978-1-902916-50-7 (ISBN)

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Natural heating and cooling of buildings helps to improve energy efficiency in the built environment. This book considers the principles of roof design and specific systems and cooling techniques. Environmental function is considered in terms of protective strategies (solar control, thermal insulation, heat storage and thermal inertia) and selective strategies (radiative, evaporative and convective cooling and planting of roofs). Traditional and current roof construction practices are described, with various European case studies. Cooling techniques examined include roof ponds, cooling radiators, planted (green) roofs and roof components, presenting fundamental principles, the systems and components employed, advantages and disadvantages, application types, built precedents, recent experimental work (where applicable) and key design considerations. Also included are two appendices, the first detailing mathematical models suitable for designing water ponds, radiators, cooling panels and planted roofs; the second outlining the software used to implement the models.

Simos Yannas is Director of Environment and Energy Studies, Architectural Association, London, UK. In 2001, he was awarded the PLEA Lifetime Achievement Award. Evyatar Erell works at the Desert Architecture Unit at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Jose Luis Molina works at the Department of Thermal Energy Engineering at the University of Seville, Spain

Introduction; Part I: Principles; Environmental Function of Roofs; Roof Construction Practices; Part II: Roof Cooling Techniques; Roof Ponds; Cooling Radiators; Planted (Green) Roofs; Roof Components; Appendices, Bibliography, Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.3.2005
Zusatzinfo	figures, tables, photos, index
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	297 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	1-902916-50-6 / 1902916506
ISBN-13	978-1-902916-50-7 / 9781902916507
Zustand	Neuware