Sustainable Building for a Cleaner Environment: Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Network's Med Green Forum 2017 [Hardcover]

This book contains selected papers presented during the bi-annual World Renewable Energy Networks Med Green Forum aimed at the international community as well as Mediterranean countries. This forum highlights the importance of growing renewable energy applications in two main sectors: Electricity Generation and the Sustainable Building Sector. In-depth chapters highlight the most current research and technological breakthroughs, covering a broad range of renewable energy technologies and applications in all sectors  for electricity production, heating and cooling, agricultural applications, water desalination, industrial applications and for the transport sectors.  

Chapter 1. Proposing a new method for fenestration shading design in prefabricated modular buildings.- Chapter 2.Effectiveness of occupant behavioral ventilation strategies on indoor thermal comfort in hot-arid climate.- Chapter 3.Effectiveness of materials, technologies and renewable energy in educational buildings through cluster analysis of energy retrofitting.- Chapter 4.Renewable Energy in Argentina.- Chapter 5.Wind energy potential research in a low building within an urban environment.- Chapter 6.The natural light in Architecture. The use inspired by the constructive tradition.- Chapter 7.The cost of building to the near Zero Energy Building standard  a financial case study.- Chapter 8.Policy of intensification, diversification, conservation, and indexation in pursuing the sustainable transport.- Chapter 9.Problem of education in developing renewable of energy.- Chapter 10.Winter performance of certified passive houses In a Temperate Maritime Climate  nZEB Compliant?.- Chapter11.A parametric tool for assessing optimal location of buildings according to environmental Criteria.- Chapter 12.Methodology of Solar Project Managing Through All Stages of Development.- Chapter 13.Computational BIPV Design: An energy optimization tool for solar facades.- Chapter 14.Fels'