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This book presents the current state of knowledge on nanomaterials
and their use in buildings, ranging from glazing and vacuum
insulation to PCM composites. It also discusses recent applications
in organic photovoltaics, photo-bioreactors, bioplastics and foams,
making it an exciting read while also providing copious references
to current research and applications for those wanting to pursue
possible future research directions. Derek Clements-Croome,
Emeritus Professor in Architectural Engineering, University of
Reading (From the Foreword) Demonstrating how higher energy
efficiency in new and existing buildings can help reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions, this book details the way in which new
technologies, manufacturing processes and products can serve to
abate emissions from the energy sector and offer a cost-effective
means of improving competitiveness and drive employment. Maximizing
reader insights into how nano and biotech materials - such as
aerogel based plasters, thermochromic glazings and thermal energy
adsorbing glass, amongst others - can provide high energy
efficiency performance in buildings, it provides practitioners in
the field with an important high-tech tool to tackle key challenges
and is essential reading for civil engineers, architects, materials
scientists and researchers in the area of the sustainability of the
built environment.
This book presents the current state of knowledge on nanomaterials
and their use in buildings, ranging from glazing and vacuum
insulation to PCM composites. It also discusses recent applications
in organic photovoltaics, photo-bioreactors, bioplastics and foams,
making it an exciting read while also providing copious references
to current research and applications for those wanting to pursue
possible future research directions. Derek Clements-Croome,
Emeritus Professor in Architectural Engineering, University of
Reading (From the Foreword) Demonstrating how higher energy
efficiency in new and existing buildings can help reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions, this book details the way in which new
technologies, manufacturing processes and products can serve to
abate emissions from the energy sector and offer a cost-effective
means of improving competitiveness and drive employment. Maximizing
reader insights into how nano and biotech materials - such as
aerogel based plasters, thermochromic glazings and thermal energy
adsorbing glass, amongst others - can provide high energy
efficiency performance in buildings, it provides practitioners in
the field with an important high-tech tool to tackle key challenges
and is essential reading for civil engineers, architects, materials
scientists and researchers in the area of the sustainability of the
built environment.
"Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability"is a
broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent,
sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their
applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of the
efficiency and conservation advantages of balancing energy demand
with production, the book goes on to describe current state-of-the
art technologies. Not stopping with description, the authors also
discuss design, modeling, and simulation of representative systems,
and end with several case studies of systems in use.
Describes how thermal energy storage helps bridge the gap between
energy demand and supply, particularly for intermittent power
sources like solar, wind, and tidal systemsProvides tables,
illustrations, and comparative case studies that show applications
of TES systems across industriesIncludes a chapter on the rapidly
developing field of viable nanotechnology-based thermal energy
storage systems"
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