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This book brings together the insights from professional associations who involved in developing relevant national standards in China, domestic and international scholars who are dedicated to research in related fields, and industry practitioners who have the most hands-on experience. Synthesizing their perspectives, this book discusses the advanced technologies that can meet the requirements for energy efficiency, building performance monitoring and management, and user-centric building services, which are considered the essential components for achieving sustainable and smart cities. Moreover, it provides reflections on the implementation of smart technologies and strategies in practice.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction and editorial to the book. Tongyu Zhou.- Part 1. Reviews and insights into smart and sustainable nexus in building and cities.- Chapter 2. Climate change and building carbon emissions in China.- Chapter 3. Technologies for smart sustainable cities and intelligent buildings.- Chapter 4. Data Anonymization and Open Sharing are Key to a Sustainable Built Environment.- Chapter 5. Revisit thermal comfort theories for sustainable buildings.- Part 2. Advanced technologies for sustainable buildings and cities.- Chapter 6. Modeling of Building System Operational Faults for Improved Energy Efficiency.- Chapter 7. Framework for the development of a smart urban heat adaptation decision-making system for sustainable and resilient communities.- Chapter 8. Smart heating in centralized urban heating systems.- Chapter 9. Comparative study of a compact thermal absorber based photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system against conventional photovoltaic (PV) system.- Chapter 10. Energy simulation based and assisted smart HVAC control for energy efficiency.- Chapter 11. Human Behaviour and the Stochastic Movable Shading Model in Office Buildings.- Part 3. Case Studies.- Chapter 12. The sustainable strategy and application in commercial complex in Shanghai.- Chapter 13. A case study of real-time chiller optimization in the manufacturing industry with data-driven load forecast.- Chapter 14. The application of BIM technologies in smart campus management.
