Energy Performance in the Australian Built Environment (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Rajagopalan, Priyadarsini; Moore, Trivess; Andamon, Mary Myla

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Reviews extensively the energy efficiency of Australian built environment and its current developments

Provides a comprehensive assessment of macro and micro level policies affecting buildings and beyond

Evaluates the interaction within buildings and the surrounding outdoor spaces

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811078804
• Artikelnr.: 56797072

Autorenporträt

Associate Professor Priya Rajagopalan BTech.Arch.Eng, MBldSc, PhD has than 15 years of experience in academia and building-science research. She is an expert on building energy efficiency and energy benchmarking, indoor environmental performance and urban microclimate.   Dr Mary Myla Andamon BScArch, PhD is a lecturer and a building scientist with expertise in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort studies, urban microclimate and building environmental monitoring and performance assessments.   Dr Trivess Moore BSc (Env), PhD is a research fellow with expertise in energy efficiency, renewable energies, the built environment and transitioning to a low carbon future.  

Inhaltsangabe

Current state of built environment in Australia and Victoria Historical development and current position of the built environment.- Review of policies and programs relating to residential energy efficiency in Australia.- Adoption of commercial buildings/green star rated buildings in Australia.- Urban climatology in the transformation of cities.- Thermal Comfort Models and Heat Stress Indices.- Carbon footprint of detached and multi-res construction.- Role of renewables.- Net zero energy buildings.- Building energy audits.- Indoor environmental conditions of Victorian educational (P-12) facilities.- Green Campus Building.- Incorporating sustainability performance criteria in fit-out guidelines for commercial organizations.- Low-energy housing as a means of improved social housing.- Moving beyond upfront affordability considerations for sustainable building.- Changing Buildings to Low carbon Powerhouses: Feasibility and Strategies.- A methodology for assessing the performance of indoor aquatic centres.- Implementation from the stakeholders' perspective.- Conclusion.