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Sustainability in Energy and Buildings

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB´12)

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Anne Hakansson

    1. The Royal Institute of Technology– KTH, Kista, Sweden

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  2. Mattias Höjer

    1. KTH Royal Institute of Technlogy, Centre for Sustainable Communications (C, Osquars backe 2, Sweden

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  3. Robert J. Howlett

    1. KES International, Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

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  4. Lakhmi C Jain

    1. , School of Electrical and Information, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

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  • Recent research in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings
  • Edited outcome of the Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB'2012 held on September 3-5, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (SIST, volume 22)

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Table of contents (98 papers)

  1. A Decision Support Framework for Evaluation of Environmentally and Economically Optimal Retrofit of Non-domestic Buildings

    • Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, Rick Greenough, Simon Taylor, Leticia Ozawa-Meida, Adolf Acquaye
    Pages 209-227

  2. Modeling, from the Energy Viewpoint, a Free-Form, High Energy Performance, Transparent Envelope

    • Luis Alonso, C. Bedoya, Benito Lauret, Fernando Alonso
    Pages 229-237

  3. A Mathematical Model to Pre-evaluate Thermal Efficiencies in Elongated Building Designs

    • Alberto Jose Fernández de Trocóniz y Revuelta, Miguel Ángel Gálvez Huerta, Alberto Xabier Fernández de Trocóniz y Rueda
    Pages 239-249

  4. Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Catalytic Performance of Ruthenium Supported Alumina Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

    • Piyapong Hunpinyo, Phavanee Narataruksa, Karn Pana-Suppamassadu, Sabaithip Tungkamani, Nuwong Chollacoop, Hussanai Sukkathanyawat
    Pages 251-259

  5. Integration of Wind Power and Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Vehicles into Electric Grids

    • Stephen J. W. Carr, Kary K. T. Thanapalan, Fan Zhang, Alan J. Guwy, J. Maddy, Lars-O. Gusig et al.
    Pages 261-270

  6. Analysis of Thermal Comfort and Space Heating Strategy

    • Oliver Kinnane, M. Dyer, C. Treacy
    Pages 271-280

  7. Protection of Ring Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation Based on Petri Nets

    • Haidar Samet, Mohsen Khorasany
    Pages 281-288

  8. Real-Time Optimization of Shared Resource Renewable Energy Networks

    • Stephen Treado, Kevin Carbonnier
    Pages 289-298

  9. Evaluation of the LCA Approaches for the Assessment of Embodied Energy of Building Products

    • Ayşen Ciravoğlu, Gökçe Tuna Taygun
    Pages 299-312

  10. Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment: An Improved Option to Analyze Resource Use Efficiency of the Construction Sector

    • Mohammad Rashedul Hoque, Xavier Gabarrell Durany, Gara Villalba Méndez, Cristina Sendra Sala
    Pages 313-321

  11. Methodology for the Preparation of the Standard Model for Schools Investigator for the Sustainability of Energy Systems and Building Services

    • Hisham ElShimy
    Pages 323-335

  12. Latin-American Buildings Energy Efficiency Policy: The Case of Chile

    • Massimo Palme, Leônidas Albano, Helena Coch, Antoni Isalgué, José Guerra
    Pages 337-346

  13. Thermal Performance of Brazilian Modern Houses: A Vision through the Time

    • Leônidas Albano, Marta Romero, Alberto Hernandez Neto
    Pages 347-355

  14. Energetic and Exergetic Performance Evaluation of an AC and a Solar Powered DC Compressor

    • Orhan Ekren, Serdar Çelik
    Pages 357-365

  15. Effectiveness of Sustainable Assessment Methods in Achieving High Indoor Air Quality in the UK

    • Gráinne McGill, Menghao Qin, Lukumon Oyedele
    Pages 367-372

  16. A Comprehensive Monitoring System to Assess the Performance of a Prototype House

    • Oliver Kinnane, Tom Grey, Mark Dyer
    Pages 373-379

  17. Smart Consumers, Smart Controls, Smart Grid

    • Catalina Spataru, Mark Barrett
    Pages 381-389

  18. A Qualitative Comparison of Unobtrusive Domestic Occupancy Measurement Technologies

    • Eldar Nagijew, Mark Gillott, Robin Wilson
    Pages 391-400

  19. Review of Methods to Map People’s Daily Activity – Application for Smart Homes

    • Stephanie Gauthier, David Shipworth
    Pages 401-411

  20. Optimizing Building Energy Systems and Controls for Energy and Environment Policy

    • Mark Barrett, Catalina Spataru
    Pages 413-423
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This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB12, held in Stockholm, Sweden, and is organized by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden in partnership with KES International. The International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings focuses on a broad range of topics relating to sustainability in buildings but also encompassing energy sustainability more widely. Following the success of earlier events in the series, the 2012 conference includes the themes Sustainability, Energy, and Buildings and Information and Communication Technology, ICT. The SEB’12 proceedings include invited participation and paper submissions across a broad range of renewable energy and sustainability-related topics relevant to the main theme of Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. Applicable areas include technology for renewable energy and sustainability in the built environment, optimization and modeling techniques, information and communication technology usage, behavior and practice, including applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Royal Institute of Technology– KTH, Kista, Sweden

    Anne Hakansson

  • KTH Royal Institute of Technlogy, Centre for Sustainable Communications (C, Osquars backe 2, Sweden

    Mattias Höjer

  • KES International, Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

    Robert J. Howlett

  • , School of Electrical and Information, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

    Lakhmi C Jain

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