TY - BOOK ID - 701141 TI - Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB : Proceedings of the Conference for Sustainable Energy (CSE) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 3319097075 3319097067 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Civil engineering. KW - Renewable energy sources. KW - Energy Efficiency. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Renewable and Green Energy. KW - Building Physics, HVAC. KW - Alternate energy sources KW - Alternative energy sources KW - Energy sources, Renewable KW - Sustainable energy sources KW - Power resources KW - Renewable natural resources KW - Agriculture and energy KW - Engineering KW - Public works KW - Energy efficiency. KW - Renewable energy resources. KW - Building construction. KW - Consumption of energy KW - Energy efficiency KW - Fuel consumption KW - Fuel efficiency KW - Energy conservation KW - Energy policy. KW - Energy and state. KW - Buildings KW - Energy Policy, Economics and Management. KW - Renewable Energy. KW - Environmental engineering. KW - Energy and state KW - State and energy KW - Industrial policy KW - Environmental engineering (Buildings) KW - Environmental engineering KW - Architecture KW - Sanitary engineering KW - Government policy KW - Human factors UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:701141 AB - This book addresses the main challenges faced today in implementing the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) concept. The book starts with a chapter that addresses problems related to the energy demand and renewable energy sources available in the built environment, along with the restrictions and opportunities in developing sustainable, efficient and affordable solutions, also gaining aesthetic and architectural acceptance. Advanced solutions to cover the energy needs by using various renewable-based energy mixes are presented in two chapters. These two chapters discuss the problem of conversion efficiency at the level of components and systems, aiming at giving value to the variable renewable energy sources, in producing thermal and electric energy. The concept is discussed further in a chapter on advanced solutions for water re-use and recycling wastes as second raw materials. The need for new strategies and implementation tools, for education and training is addressed in the final chapter as part of the nZEB concept, towards sustainable communities. The sub-chapters of the book were openly presented during the 4th Edition of the Conference for Sustainable Energy, held 6-8 November, 2014, and organized by the R&D Centre Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling at the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania. This event was developed under the patronage of the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM), through the Technical Committee Sustainable Energy Systems. ER -