Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction : Design, Properties and Applications Paperback / softback

Edited by Fernando (Principal Investigator, CTAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimara Pacheco-Torgal, Lech (Building Research Institute, ITB, Warsaw, Poland) Czarnecki, Anna Laura (University of Lleida, Spain) Pisello, Luisa F. (Professor, University of Lleida, Spain) Cabeza, Claes (Professor, Department of Engineering Science, Uppsala University, Sweden) Goran-Granqvist

Part of the Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering series

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Description

Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies for reducing cooling needs in buildings.

The book offers in-depth analysis of the performance of new innovative materials and technologies used in pavements, facade and roofing materials, PCMs and chromogenic smart materials.

Includes practical case study examples of their applications in building and construction.

The book is an essential reference resource for researchers, architects and civil engineers, city planners, product developers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in eco-efficient cooling materials and sustainable and zero-energy building design.