Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (Seb?2) (Hardcover, 2013)

Transformational Role of Lochiel Park Green Village.- Evaluation and Validation of an Electrical Model of Photovoltaic Module based on Manufacturer Measurement.- Evolution of environmental sustainability for timber and steel construction.- Using the energy signature method to estimate the effective U-value of buildings.- Two Case Studies in Energy Efficient Renovation of Multi-family Housing; Explaining Robustness as a Characteristic to Assess Long-term Sustainability.- Exploring the Courtyard Microclimate through an Example of Anatolian Seljuk Architecture: the Thirteenth-Century Sahabiye Madrassa in Kayseri.- Analysis of structural changes of the load profiles of the German residential sector due to decentralized electricity generation and e-mobility.- The impact of hedonism on domestic hot water energy demand for showering - the case of the Schanzenfest, Hamburg Mr Stephen Lorimer, Miss Marianne Jang, and Miss Korinna.- The Process of Delivery - A Case Study Evaluation of Residential Handover Procedures in Sustainable Housing.- Sustainable Renovation and Operation of Family Houses for Improved Climate Efficiency.- Solar Collector Based on Heat Pipes for Buildings Facade.- ICT applications to lower energy usage in the already built environment.- Using dynamic programming optimization to maintain comfort in building during summer periods.- Assisting inhabitants of residential homes with management of their energy consumption.- Raising High Energy Performance Glass Block from Waste Glasses with Cavity and Interlayer.- A new model for appropriate selection of window.- Improved Real Time Amorphous PV Model for Fault Diagnostic Usage.- An investigation of energy efficient and sustainable heating systems for buildings: Combining photovoltaics with heat pump.- Assessment of Solar Radiation Potential for Different Cities in Iran Using a Temperature-Based Method.- A Decision Support Framework for Evaluation of Environmentally and Economically Optimal Retrofit of Non-domestic Buildings.-Modeling, From the Energy Viewpoint, a Free-Form, High Energy Performance, Transparent Envelope.- A Mathematical Model to Pre-Evaluate Thermal Efficiencies in Elongated Building Designs.- Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Catalytic Performance of Ruthenium Supported Alumina Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.- Integration of wind power and hydrogen hybrid electric vehicles into electric grids.- Analysis of thermal comfort and space heating strategy - case study of an Irish public building.- Protection of Ring Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation based on Petri Nets.- Real-Time Optimization of Shared Resource Renewable Energy Networks.- Evaluation of the LCA Approaches for the Assessment of Embodied Energy of Building Products.- Exergetic life cycle assessment: An improved option to analyze resource use efficiency in the construction industry.- Methodology for the preparation of the standard model for schools investigator for the sustainability of energy systems and building services.- Latin-American buildings energy efficiency policy: the case of Chile.- Thermal Performance of Brazilian Modern Houses: a vision through the time.- Energetic and Exegetic Performance Evaluation of an AC and a Solar Powered DC Compressor.- Effectiveness of sustainable assessment methods in achieving high indoor air quality in the UK.- A comprehensive monitoring system to assess the performance of a prototype house.