Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook - Softcover

Erell, Evyatar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844073130 ISBN 13: 9781844073139

Verlag: Routledge, 2005

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'Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook will be of great importance to architects. Written by three experts, the book will enable architects to make concise quantitative comparisons of the extents to which house roofs of various types will contribute to keeping houses cool in summer.' Solar Today

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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. The authors explain the fundamental principles of roof cooling and describe in detail the relevant components, applications, built precedents, recent experimental work and key design considerations. Specific systems and techniques are examined, including the main advantages and disadvantages of each strategy. Environmental functions are considered in terms of protective strategies and selective strategies. Protective strategies include solar control, thermal insulation, heat storage and thermal inertia. Selective strategies include radiative, evaporative and convective cooling and planting of roofs. Traditional and current roof construction practices are described, exemplified by case studies from across Europe. Including a free CD-ROM with software that enables readers to evaluate their own designs, this book will be invaluable for architects and engineers who wish to create buildings that are more energy-efficient.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844073130
• ISBN 13: 9781844073139
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 172
• Herausgeber: Yannas Simos, Molina Jose Luis