Reprint

Energy in Construction and Building Materials

Edited by
January 2023
302 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-6407-4 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-6406-7 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Energy in Construction and Building Materials that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Physical Sciences
Summary

This reprint collects works which stimulate and spread the latest knowledge on energy in construction and building materials, providing the basis for new ideas on various topics for young investigators as well as leading experts in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. The collection features fifteen research papers and one review study. The main research aim covers the topic of thermal energy storage in construction and building components.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
energy sustainability; thermal insulation; rapeseed; woodchips; bio-waste; thermal transmittance; un/steady conditions; VOC emission; electrical conductive concrete; multifunctional composite; conductive filler; graphene nanoplatelets; dielectric properties; electric properties; glass in building; insulating glass units; heat loss in buildings; climatic loads; hemp–lime composite; thermal conductivity; low-energy buildings; specific energy absorption; natural fiber; thermal-energy storage; enthalpy method; apparent calorific capacity method; recycled brick aggregates; meso-scale; PCMs; paraffin waxes; Stefan Problem; thermal conductivity; coal bottom ash; unit weight; compressive strength; ultrasonic velocity; thermal-energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); latent enthalpy; melting temperature; differential scanning calorimetry; IEA method; thermal-energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); multilayered walls; building envelopes; non-linear optimization; genetic algorithms; drying and wetting; hygrothermal performance; Polyisocyanurate board; moisture content; thermal performance; vapor permeability; phase change materials (PCMs); energy efficiency; cement-lime mortar; experimental characterization; climatic conditions; heat flux; extruded polystyrene; pyrolysis; kinetic model; thermal degradation; reaction mechanism; AHP; carbon fibres; conductivity; geopolymers; LCA; sustainability; thermal storage; energy saving with materials; energy storage; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity; lime mortar; iron (III) oxide; phase change material; melting; latent heat thermal energy storage; Taguchi method; optimization; double skin; environmental profile; material passport; kinetic façade; wooden façade; phase change materials (PCMs); paraffin; fatty acid; hydrate salts; butyl stearate; encapsulation; n/a