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Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction

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Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies for reducing cooling needs in buildings. The book offers in-depth analysis of the performance of new innovative materials and technologies used in pavements, facade and roofing materials, PCMs and chromogenic smart materials. Includes practical case study examples of their applications in building and construction. The book is an essential reference resource for researchers, architects and civil engineers, city planners, product developers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in eco-efficient cooling materials and sustainable and zero-energy building design.

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ISBN: 9780128207918
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Author: Fernando Principal Investigator, CTAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal PachecoTorgal
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing an imprint of Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 484 pages
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Genres: Materials science
Building physics and energy-efficient construction