Innovative Materials for Building Energy Efficient Buildings

Preparation, Characterization, Properties and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-08-102251-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 446 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Innovative Materials for Building Energy Efficiency: Preparation, Characterization, Properties and Applications contains informative information on how to bridge energy gaps in buildings using innovative materials. The ideologies and assessments presented give immediate solutions to existing building structures, thus making them energy efficient. It addresses the key energy challenges that need to be confronted in all aspects of materials science, technology and sustainability.

Zielgruppe

<p>Civil Engineers, Architects, Material Scientists, Chief Engineers/Managers in Building Services and Researchers</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parameshwaran, R.

Ram, V. Vinayaka

Jalaiah, N.

Karunakaran, R.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Energy, Materials and Buildings2. Energy Efficiency in Buildings3. Buildings and Materials4. Overview of Preparation, Characterization and Properties of Materials5. Innovative Cement-based Materials6. Alternative Cementitious Materials7. Sustainable Bio-Inspired Building Materials8. Embodied Energy and Low Carbon Materials9. Materials for Building Envelopes10. Thermal Energy Storage Materials11. Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials12. Nanomaterials-based Phase Change Materials13. Nanomaterials for Efficient Building Envelopes14. Smart Materials for Energy Efficient Buildings15. Applications of Materials in Buildings16. Building Materials: Present and Future Trends

Über Autor(innen)

Jalaiah, N.
Nandanavanam Jalaiah is currently working for BITS-Pilani at Hyderabad Campus, India and his main research interests are materials for energy efficiency, conservation and management, the fibre/matrix interface in advanced composites, heat transfer in nanofluids and phase change materials.

Karunakaran, R.
R. Karunakaran is an Associate Professor and Dean of Mechanical Engineering at the UCE, Kancheepuram, Anna University, Chennai, India. His research focus includes high performance and green buildings and their design towards accomplishing energy efficiency in the built environment.

Parameshwaran, R.
R. Parameshwaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology & Science-Pilani (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad Campus, India. His research interests include thermal energy storage, nanomaterials, building energy efficiency, and sustainability

Ram, V. Vinayaka
V Vinayaka Ram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad campus, India. He is actively involved in the indigenous development of equipment for material characterization. His research focus has been on civil engineering materials and sustainable material technologies.