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Foreword |
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1 Introduction to Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Building Retrofitting |
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1.1 Sustainable Development and Energy Production |
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1.2 Building Energy Efficiency and Energy Retrofitting |
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1.3 Financing Aspects Regarding Energy Retrofitting in Europe |
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1.4 The Importance of Socioeconomic Aspects |
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PART I Materials and Technologies |
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2 Methodologies for Selection of Thermal Insulation Materials for Cost-Effective, Sustainable, and Energy-Efficient Retrofitting |
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2.2 Thermal Insulation Materials |
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2.3 Environmental and Economic Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials |
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2.4 Advancements in the Field of Building Materials Applied for the Energy Upgrade of Buildings |
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3 Phase Change Materials for Application in Energy-Efficient Buildings |
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3.2 Phase Change Materials in General |
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3.3 State-of-the-Art Phase Change Materials |
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3.4 Phase Change Materials in Building Applications |
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3.5 Future Research Opportunities |
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4 Reflective Materials for Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Retrofitting of Roofs |
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4.2 White Reflective Materials |
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4.3 Colored Reflective Materials |
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4.4 Retroreflective Materials |
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4.5 Thermochromic Materials |
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5 Solar Air Collectors for Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Retrofitting |
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5.3 Unglazed SAC Numerical Model |
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5.4 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) |
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6 Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) for Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Retrofitting |
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6.2 Cost-Effective Energy Retrofitting and Nearly- and Net-Zero Energy Building Design |
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6.3 Photovoltaic Products for Buildings |
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6.4 Conclusions: Potentialities and Challenges |
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7 Measurement and Verification Models for Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Retrofitting |
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Nomenclature for Measurement and Verification Terms |
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7.2 Fundamental Principles of Measurement and Verification |
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7.3 Measurement and Verification Protocols & Standards |
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7.4 Measurement and Verification Options |
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7.5 Drivers for and Barriers Against M&V |
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7.6 Innovative Methods for Cost-Effective M&V: An Overview |
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8 A Cost-Effective Human-Based Energy-Retrofitting Approach |
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8.2 Why Should Occupants' Awareness Play a Key Role in Building Energy Saving? |
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8.3 Human-Building System Interaction: Active and Passive Roles of Occupants |
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8.4 Typical Occupants' Attitudes Playing a Key Role in Energy Need |
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8.5 Occupants' Behavior in Building Thermal Energy Dynamic Simulation |
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8.6 Occupant Behavior Towards Energy Saving in Buildings |
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9 An Overview of the Challenges for Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient Retrofits of the Existing Building Stock |
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9.2 Challenges in Building Energy Retrofitting |
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9.3 Optimization Approaches for the Design of Building Energy Retrofit |
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9.4 Building Energy Retrofit and Sustainability |
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10 Smart Heating Systems for Cost-Effective Retrofitting |
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10.3 Case Studies and Lessons Learned |
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11 Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Energy Behavior of a Building Category: A Powerful Tool for Cost-Optimal Analysis |
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11.1 Introduction and Literature Review: Surrogate Models in Building Applications |
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11.2 Methodology: Predicting the Energy Behavior of a Building Category by ANNs |
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11.3 Application: An Office Case Study |
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11.4 Integration of the ANNs in Optimization Procedures to Optimize Energy Retrofit Design |
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11.5 Summary of the Main Novelties, Outcomes, and Conclusions |
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12 Cost-Effectiveness of Retrofitting Swedish Buildings |
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12.1 The Swedish Building Stock |
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12.3 Potentials and Costs for Energy Conservation |
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12.4 Determinants of Cost Efficiency |
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13 Cost-Efficient Solutions for Finnish Buildings |
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13.2 Simulation Study for a Finnish 1960s Apartment Building |
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13.3 Practical Renovation Case Study in a Finnish 1980s Apartment Building |
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13.4 Economic and Environmental Advantages of a Nearly Zero-Energy Renovation in a Finnish 1970s Apartment Building Compared to Traditional Renovation |
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13.5 Conclusions Based on the Presented Case Studies |
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14 Cost-Effective District-Level Renovation: A Russian Case Study |
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14.4 Discussion and Conclusions |
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15 Cost-Effective Energy and Indoor Climate Renovation of Estonian Residential Buildings |
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16 Cost-Effective Energy Refurbishment of Prefabricated Buildings in Serbia |
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16.1 Introduction: Energy Refurbishment of the Residential Buildings |
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16.2 New Belgrade's Residential Blocks---Global State and Energy Consumption |
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16.3 Project Approach and Methodology |
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16.4 Current State of the Two Case Study Buildings |
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16.5 Simulation Results of the Energy Optimization: Comparative Analysis |
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16.6 Integrated Architectural Measures |
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16.7 Economic Analysis and Results |
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17 Cost-Effective Refurbishment of Residential Buildings in Austria |
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17.2 Building Stock and Refurbishment |
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17.3 Cost-Effective Calculation Model |
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17.5 Sensitivity of the Building and Cost Parameters |
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17.6 Findings, Discussion, and Conclusion |
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18 Cost-Effective Energy Retrofitting of Buildings in Spain: An Office Building of the University of the Basque Country |
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18.2 The Case Study. Building Description |
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18.3 Analysis of the Real Energy Performance. Monitoring Study |
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18.4 Assessment of Effects of Energy Renovation. Energy Simulations |
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18.5 Overall Improvements, Experiences, and Lessons Learned |
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18.7 Recommendations and Sources of Further Information |
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19 Cost-Effective Refurbishment of Italian Historic Buildings |
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19.1 Introduction: The Energy Refurbishment of Historical Building Stock |
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19.2 Cost-Effective EEMs, Suitable for Buildings Protected as Cultural Goods |
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19.3 Presentation of the Case Studies |
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19.4 Modeling and Investigation: Discussion and Results |
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19.5 Conclusions and Future Trends |
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Index |
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