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Reducing the impact of climate change is one of the main challenges of today's society. As such, it is necessary to reduce the high energy consumption that comes with constructing and using buildings. Current energy policies are promoting decarbonization of the built environment using the nearly zero-energy building's concept. This book presents information on nearly zero-energy buildings, including materials, design, and new approaches.

Buildings --- Building materials. --- Energy conservation.

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This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort in this aspect. Second, the existing adaptive thermal comfort models and the main energy-saving measures associated with these models are analyzed. Third, the energy savings obtained with these measures are analyzed in several case studies, comparing the results obtained with other energy conservation measures, such as the improvement of the façade. The analysis is carried out from an energy and economic perspective. Finally, a decision‐making process based on fuzzy logic is established. As an expected result, the content of the book contributes to assist architects in designing more efficient buildings from the perspective of user behavior.

Heating. --- Buildings --- Air conditioning. --- Environmental engineering. --- Heat engineering --- Boilers --- Stoves --- Airconditioning --- Conditioning, Air --- Air --- Dampness in buildings --- Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery --- Ventilation --- Environmental engineering (Buildings) --- Environmental engineering --- Architecture --- Sanitary engineering --- Heating and ventilation --- Air conditioning --- Purification --- Human factors --- Sustainable architecture. --- Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Architecture. --- Buildings. --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Building Types and Functions. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Building Construction and Design. --- Design and construction. --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Physics --- Heat --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Thermodynamics --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Edifices --- Halls --- Structures --- Built environment --- Mechanical engineering --- Design and construction --- Government policy

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This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort in this aspect. Second, the existing adaptive thermal comfort models and the main energy-saving measures associated with these models are analyzed. Third, the energy savings obtained with these measures are analyzed in several case studies, comparing the results obtained with other energy conservation measures, such as the improvement of the façade. The analysis is carried out from an energy and economic perspective. Finally, a decision‐making process based on fuzzy logic is established. As an expected result, the content of the book contributes to assist architects in designing more efficient buildings from the perspective of user behavior.

Thermodynamics --- Mechanical properties of solids --- Relation between energy and economics --- Materials sciences --- Heat engines. Steam engines --- Fuels --- Building design --- Building materials. Building technology --- Civil engineering. Building industry --- Architecture --- energiebeheer (technologie) --- energiemanagement (economie) --- thermodynamica --- energiebeleid --- energie-economie --- bouwkunde --- architectuur --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- fysica --- warmteoverdracht --- gebouwen

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This book presents contributions on new technologies in building and construction. Buildings are complex elements that impact environment significantly. The sustainability of this sector requires a holistic and multidisciplinary approach that allows adequate strategies to be established to reduce its environmental impact. This heterogeneity is represented in these chapters, which have been developed by researchers from different countries. The book is divided into three sections: (i) analysis, (ii) design and modeling, and (iii) solutions. The book chapters together represent an advance in current knowledge about new technologies in building and construction, crucial for researchers, engineers, architects, policy makers, and stakeholders.

Building design --- Building materials. Building technology --- Structural parts and elements of building --- Architecture --- onderhoud --- herstellingen --- bouwkunde --- architectuur --- duurzame ontwikkeling