New Advances in Indoor Acoustics and Thermal Comfort for Sustainable Buildings
- ISBN 978-3-7258-5159-1 (Hardback)
- ISBN 978-3-7258-5160-7 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue New Advances in Indoor Acoustics and Thermal Comfort for Sustainable Buildings that was published in
Nowadays, the concept of “sustainable building” is gaining increasing interest. The European plan on climate change, the general situation regarding global pollution and the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, as well as the increased comfort expectations of building occupants are all driving the idea of urban development aimed at combating climate change.
The United Nations estimates that by 2050, about 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, which means that a correct design of urban environments is more necessary than ever: this is needed in order to minimize the consumption of water and energy, as well as to create living spaces that are both comfortable and free of pollution, be it acoustic, aquatic or in the air.
Designing only in accordance with current regulations means designing a building that is already obsolete from a thermodynamic and acoustic point of view. Standards related to the insulation of nZEB and passive houses, which are already compliant with or able to meet future requirements, are highly recommended.
The advent of new, sustainable and highly efficient thermo-acoustic insulating materials, the development of modern numerical methods and software for the computer-aided design of whole-building physics, as well as state or local incentives for increasing building efficiency are all aspects that make this book published after a Special Issue a real opportunity to showcase cutting edge and pioneering scientific research on these topics.