Nano and Biotech Based Materials for Energy Building Efficiency

This book presents the current state of knowledge on nanomaterials and their use in buildings, ranging from glazing and vacuum insulation to PCM composites. It also discusses recent applications in organic photovoltaics, photo-bioreactors, bioplastics and foams, making it an exciting read while also providing copious references to current research and applications for those wanting to pursue possible future research directions.
Derek Clements-Croome, Emeritus Professor in Architectural Engineering, University of Reading (From the Foreword)
Demonstrating how higher energy efficiency in new and existing buildings can help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, this book details the way in which new technologies, manufacturing processes and products can serve to abate emissions from the energy sector and offer a cost-effective means of improving competitiveness and drive employment.
Maximizing reader insights into how nano and biotech materials - such as aerogel based plasters, thermochromic glazings and thermal energy adsorbing glass, amongst others - can provide high energy efficiency performance in buildings, it provides practitioners in the field with an important high-tech tool to tackle key challenges and is essential reading for civil engineers, architects, materials scientists and researchers in the  area of the sustainability of the built environment.

List of contents

Introduction to nano and biotech materials for energy building efficiency.- Nanogel windows for energy building efficiency.- Aerogel thermal insulation for energy building efficiency.- Thermocromics for energy building efficiency.- Nano tech based vacuum insulation panels.- Nano PCMs composites for thermal energy building storage.- High performance façade materials with nanoparticles.- Nano tech super-hydrophilic based materials for reducing energy cooling needs.- Nano tech based photovoltaic materials.- Nanocellulose aerogel thermal insulation materials.- Performance of bioplastics as low embodied energy building materials.- Cyanobacteria based energy sources.- Photobioreactors energy sources.- Design of photobioreactors for buildings.- Architectural integration of photobioreactors in buildings.- Organic photovoltaic technology.

About the author

F.
PACHECO-TORGAL is an Investigator at C-TAC Research
Centre, University of Minho in Portugal. Authored almost 300 publications, 96
referenced in ISI Web of Science-WoS. Has a SCI Platinum h=30, the highest in
the field of civil engineering in Portugal. Invited reviewer for 76
international journals for which he reviewed so far more than 260 papers. His
review record places him at the Top 0.25% between more than 48.000 reviewers
registered in Publons. Currently ranks 5th place between more than 900
engineering reviewers. Lead Editor of 14 books (11 already published and 5
being on the Master Book List of Web of Science) with more than 500
contributors from 52 countries in the five continents. Some of these books are
available in all the libraries of the 10 most important Universities according
to the Shanghai Ranking World Top 500 Universities. F.Pacheco-Torgal has
practiced as a professional Civil Engineer during 10 years (1993-2003) during
which he participated in building design projects and on-site supervision activities
amounting to an excess of 49 million euros. Member of the Portuguese Board of
Engineers since 1993, granted with the Senior title in 2003.
CINZIA
BURATTI born in Marsciano (PG, Italy) in 1966; Civil Engineer since 1990.
Researcher in Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer at University of Perugia
(Italy) since 1990: 1995, PhD in Applied Physics; 1997 – 2004, Assistant
Professor; since 2005 Associate Professor. Director of CRB (Italian Biomass
Research Centre) since 2014; President of Umbria Section of AIDI (Italian
Illuminating Association) since 2012; Coordinator of PhD Course “Energy and
Sustainable Development” since 2013. Scientific Research in Transparent
insulation materials (aerogel); Indoor thermal comfort and works of art
conservation;  Biomass and bioenergy;
Environmental Impact; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Carbon Footprint;
Sustainable energy; Heat Transfer; Acoustics; Natural lighting. Author of over
than 150 scientific publications.

Dr.
S. KALAISELVAM is the Head, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Anna
University, Chennai. He obtained his Doctorate and  Post Graduate 
degree from  Anna University,
Chennai, and bachelor degree from University of Madras. He is a recipient of
the  Active Researcher Award - 2013  by CTDT, Anna University from the Former
President of India, Honorable A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam, and Young Scientists award from 
DST, Government of India, and IEI Young Mechanical Engineers Award  from the Institution of Engineers, India. He
has published more than 50 articles in International Journals and presented
more than 70 papers in National and International conferences. He also authored
a Book in Academic Press (Elsevier) and contributed several  chapters in Books of International
Standards.   His research interests
encompass nanoscale and microscale heat transfer, nanomaterials, thermal energy
transport,phase change materials, nanofluids and HVAC systems.

CLAES-GÖRAN
GRANQVIST, born 1946, is currently Senior Professor of Solid State Physics at
the The Ångström Laboratory of Uppsala University in Sweden. Granqvist’s
research covers materials, mostly thin surface coatings, for energy efficiency
and solar energy applications particularly in the built environment. The
variable-transmittance “smart” window is one example, which also forms the
basis of ChromoGenics AB, a company founded by Granqvist and collaborators and
presently employing some 20 persons. He is member of The Royal Swedish Academy
of Sciences and The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. In 2015,
Granqvist received the Jan Czochralski Award for his lifetime achievements in
Materials Science.

Dr.
VOLODYMYR IVANOV has more than 40 years of teaching and research experience on
Environmental, Industrial, and Construction Microbiology and Biotechnology in
the universities of Europe, Asia, and USA. He is an author of 200 papers,
patents, book chapters and 8 monographies. His textbook “Environmental
Microbiology for Engineers”, Francis & Taylor, 1st (2010) and 2nd (2015)
editions, was adopted for the graduate and post-graduate courses in the
universities. His research experience includes the supervision and
participation in the projects on biotechnologies with biofilms and biogranules,
microbial transformations of iron, biocementation, bioclogging, and
bioremediation of soil, microbiological monitoring of water quality.

Summary

This book presents the current state of knowledge on nanomaterials and their use in buildings, ranging from glazing and vacuum insulation to PCM composites. It also discusses recent applications in organic photovoltaics, photo-bioreactors, bioplastics and foams, making it an exciting read while also providing copious references to current research and applications for those wanting to pursue possible future research directions.
Derek Clements-Croome, Emeritus Professor in Architectural Engineering, University of Reading (From the Foreword)
Demonstrating how higher energy efficiency in new and existing buildings can help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, this book details the way in which new technologies, manufacturing processes and products can serve to abate emissions from the energy sector and offer a cost-effective means of improving competitiveness and drive employment.
Maximizing reader insights into how nano and biotech materials – such as aerogel based plasters, thermochromic glazings and thermal energy adsorbing glass, amongst others – can provide high energy efficiency performance in buildings, it provides practitioners in the field with an important high-tech tool to tackle key challenges and is essential reading for civil engineers, architects, materials scientists and researchers in the  area of the sustainability of the built environment.

Product details

• Assisted by: Cinzi Buratti (Editor), Cinzia Buratti (Editor), C. G. Granqvist (Editor), C.G. Granqvist (Editor), Claes G. Granqvist (Editor), Claes-Göran Granqvist (Editor), V. Ivanov (Editor), Volodymyr Ivanov (Editor), S. Kalaiselvam (Editor), Siva Kalaiselvam (Editor), S Kalaiselvam et al (Editor), F. Pacheco Torgal (Editor), Fernando Pacheco Torgal (Editor), F. Pacheco Torgal (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319275031
• ISBN: 978-3-31-927503-1
• No. of pages: 484
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 239 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 898 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 484 p. 203 illus., 49 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering