Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021 [Paperback]

Chapter A Multi-functional Design Approach to Deal with New Urban Challenges is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Chapter 1. Examining the Deviation in Energy Saving Estimations Due to the Use of the Degree Days Method.- Chapter 2. Impact of Climate Zone and Orientation Angle on the Recurring Massing School Typologies in Turkey.- Chapter 3. Analysis of the influence of aerodynamic Roughness on Urban Vertical Space form: an example of Shenzhen central area.- Chapter 4. Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK.- Chapter 5. Embodied energy and global warming potential of radon preventive measures applied in new family houses.- Chapter 6. Automatic Architectural Drawing Labelling using Deep Convolutional Neural Network.- Chapter 7. The response of the Italian healthcare facilities to the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of national and regional legislation.- Chapter 8. Evaluation of Circular Construction Works During Design Phase: An Overview of Valuation Tools.- Chapter 9. Landscape Integrated Photovoltaic System for a Solar Islandin the Venetian Lagoon.- Chapter 10. Leaving or sheltering? A simulation-based comparison of flood evacuation strategies in urban built environments.- Chapter 11. Numerical assessment of the impact of roof albedo and thermal resistance on urban overheating: A case study in southern Italy.- Chapter 12. The value of the colour temperature in a low light intensity design.- Chapter 13. A methodology for fast simulation of energy retrofitting scenarios of social building stock.- Chapter 14. Flood risk of Open Spaces: from microscale factors of Built Environment to risk reduction strategies.- Chapter 15. Low-cost architectural strategies to reduce heat stress in social housing for hot desert climates.

Dr. John R Littlewood graduated in Building Surveying, holds a Ph.D. in Building Performanlˆ