Low energy low carbon architecture: recent advances & future directions

303 Pages·2016·82.578 MB·English

by  Al-Sallal, Khaled A

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This book makes a valuable contribution to addressing the enormous carbon emissions of Al-Sallal
buildings through the employment of a multi-faceted integrated approach consisting of
innovative solutions and techniques. Ten important chapters, contributed by renowned
scholars from across the globe, delve deeply into the essence of true sustainability from a
specifi c viewpoint: energy and carbon emissions of buildings, passive and low energy cooling,
daylighting, passive solar heating, the human factor in sustainable architecture, sustainable
construction materials, water use and conservation, energy-effi cient HVAC systems, on-site
renewable energy, and fi nally shifting from green building design to regenerative approaches.
Taken together, the contributions provide a thorough overview of sustainable design methods
and green technological options to improve energy and water effi ciency, to use sustainable
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SERIES EDITOR: Jochen Bundschuh
Khaled A. Al-Sallal
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LOWENERGYLOWCARBONARCHITECTURE:
RECENTADVANCES&FUTUREDIRECTIONS
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Sustainable Energy Developments
Series Editor
Jochen Bundschuh
UniversityofSouthernQueensland(USQ),Toowoomba,Australia
RoyalInstituteofTechnology(KTH),Stockholm,Sweden
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Low Energy Low Carbon Architecture
Recent Advances & Future Directions
Editor
KhaledA.Al-Sallal
DepartmentofArchitecturalEngineering,UAEUniversity,Al-Ain,UAE
Coverphoto
AlBahrTowersinAbuDhabi(Thebookcoverphotoisacourtesyofprofessionalphotographer
AliJamal,2016).ThemostdistinguishingfeatureoftheiconicAlBahrtowersinAbuDhabiis
its world’s largest sun-responsive façade shades. Each tower is protected by a shading skin of
umbrella-likeelementsthatautomaticallyopenandclosedependingontheintensityofsunlight.
The design concept was inspired by the “mashrabiya”, geometrically-designed wooden lattice
screens that have been used to fill windows of traditionalArabic architecture. This intelligent
façadeisdynamicallycontrolledbyabuildingmanagementsystem.Theadjustableshadeshelp
achieve50%lesssolargainthanacomparabletower,withzerocompromisesinnaturallighting.
Al BahrTowers is designed byAHR (formerlyAedas UK), in accordance with the US Green
BuildingCouncilLEEDratingsystem, targetedforSilverrating.Thedevelopmentwasplaced
secondattheEmporisSkyscraperAwardin2012andwasfeaturedontheCTBUH’s“Innovative
20”listofbuildingsthat“challengethetypologyoftallbuildingsinthe21stcentury”.
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Description: BocaRaton:Taylor&Francis, 2016. |Series: Sustainableenergydevelopments;
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Identifiers: LCCN 2015045082 (print) | LCCN 2015041810 (ebook) | ISBN 9781315624020
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Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable architecture. | Carbon dioxide mitigation. | Buildings–Energy
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Editorial board
MorganBazilian LeadEnergySpecialist,TheWorldBank,WashingtonDC,USA,
[email protected]
RobertK.Dixon Leader,ClimateandChemicals,TheGlobalEnvironmentFacility,
TheWorldBankGroup,Washington,DC,USA
MariadaGraçaCarvalho FormerMemberoftheEuropeanParliament,Brussels,Professor
atInstitutoSuperiorTécnico,TechnicalUniversityofLisbon,
Portugal,presentlyAdvisorEuropeanCommission,Brussels,
Belgium
RainerHinrichs-Rahlwes Vice-PresidentoftheEuropeanRenewableEnergiesFederation
(EREF),Brussels,Belgium;BoardMember&Chairpersonofthe
EuropeanandInternationalAffairsWorkingGroupoftheGerman
RenewableEnergyFederation(BEE),Berlin,Germany
EricMartinot SchoolofManagementandEconomics,BeijingInstituteof
Technology&CenterforEnergyandEnvironmentalPolicyResearch,
Beijing,China&InstituteforSustainableEnergyPolicies,Tokyo,
Japan,[email protected],[email protected],eric@martinot.
info,[email protected]
VeenaJoshi FormerSeniorAdvisor-Energy,SectionClimateChangeand
Development,EmbassyofSwitzerland(NewDelhi);Pune,India,
[email protected]
ChristineMilne FormerLeaderoftheAustralianGreensParty;formerFormer
SenatorforTasmania;PatronoftheAustralianSolarCouncil;
Ambassadorforthe100%RenewableEnergyCampaignofthe
WorldFutureCouncil(Hamburg,Germany);MemberofEnergy
WatchGroup;BoardMemberofClimateAccountability(USA);
AmbassadorfortheGlobalGreens,SandyBay,TAS,Australia,
[email protected]
ADVISORYEDITORIALBOARD
ALBANIA
BashkimMalLushaj(environmentalimpactassessment;strategicenvironmentalassessment
andenvironmentallegislation),DepartmentofWaterResourcesandRenewableEnergies
(DWRRE),InstituteofGeosciences&Energy,Water&Environment(IGEWE);Department
ofEnvironmentalEngineering(DEE),FacultyofCivilEngineering(FCE),Polytechnic
UniversityofTirana(PUT),Tirana
ALGERIA
HaceneMahmoudi(renewableenergyfordesalinationandwatertreatment;membrane
technologies),FacultyofTechnology,HassibaBenBoualiUniversityofChlef
(UHBC),Chlef
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