Advances in passive cooling

by Santamouris, M., (Matheos)

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Title Statements

Full title :Advances in passive cooling / edited by Mat Santamouris.

Summary

"Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types, the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning. This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling, enabling building professionals to understand the state of the art and employ relevant new strategies. With separate chapters on comfort, urban microclimate, solar control, ventilation, ground cooling and evaporative and radiative cooling, this authoritative text will also be invaluable for architects, engineers and students working on building physics and low-energy design."--Publisher's website

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Earthscan
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:xxxvi, 303 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781844072637, 1844072630
oclc:ocm82471631
LC Classification:TH7687.9
Dewey Decimal:697.9/3

Progress on passive cooling : adaptive thermal comfort and passive architecture / Fergus Nicol and Susan Roaf -- Opportunities for saving energy and improving air quality in urban heat islands / Hashem Akbari -- Solar control / Karsten Voss [and others] -- Ventilation for cooling / Maria Kolokotroni and Mat Santamouris -- Ground cooling : recent progress / Jens Pfafferott [and others] -- Evaporative cooling ; Radiative cooling / Evyatar Erell.