{"product_id":"9780128139714","title":"Thermal Inertia in Energy Efficient Building Envelopes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe design and construction of the appropriate building envelope is one of the most effective ways for improving a building’s thermal performance.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThermal Inertia in Energy Efficient Building Envelopes\u003c\/i\u003e provides the optimal solutions, tools and methods for designing the energy efficient envelopes that will reduce energy consumption and achieve thermal comfort and low environmental impact. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThermal Inertia in Energy Efficient Building Envelopes\u003c\/i\u003e provides experimental data, technical solutions and methods for quantifying energy consumption and comfort levels, also considering dynamic strategies such as thermal inertia and natural ventilation. Several type of envelopes and their optimal solutions are covered, including retrofit of existing envelopes, new solutions, passive systems such as ventilated facades and solar walls. The discussion also considers various climates (mild or extreme) and seasons, building typology, mode of use of the internal environment, heating profiles and cross-ventilation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperimental investigations on real case studies, to explore in detail the behaviour of different envelopes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory tests on existing insulation to quantify the actual performances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalytical simulations in dynamic conditions to extend the boundary conditions to other climates and usage profiles and to consider alternative insulation strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluation of solutions sustainability through the quantification of environmental and economic impacts with LCA analysis; including global cost comparison between the different scenarios \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated evaluations between various aspects such as comfort, energy saving, and sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071786270960,"sku":"9780128139714","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780128139714_p0.jpg?v=1763640222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780128139714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}