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Klappentext Increased environmental awareness and legislation have begun shifting the emphasis from high-energy cooling strategies, in which full air conditioning was considered essential, to low-energy "greener methods" of achieving equally comfortable conditions in building interiors. Cooling is a major use of energy in commercial buildings, making a significant contribution to the emission of greenhouse gases and to global warming. The papers presented in this volume explore the current state-of-the-art developments in the application of latest technologies such as: Night ventilation for coolingSlab coolingDesiccant dehumidification and evaporative coolingChiled ceilings with displacement ventilationMixed-mode ventilation systemsCase studies and building examples "Low Energy Cooling Technologies for Buildings" also covers design and control requirements and the tools and techniques needed for the successful integration of these technologies into the building structure. Zusammenfassung The papers in this text report on the current state of the art in the development and application of low energy cooling technologies! drawing from case studies and example buildings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Low energy cooling techniques - a review! S.A. Tassou and K.M. Lau; design tools for low energy cooling techniques! S. Law; night ventilation for cooling - field tests and design tools! M. Kolokotroni; slab cooling and the TermoDeck system! G.D. Braham; mixed-mode ventilation for buildings! W. Bordass and D. Jaunzens; chilled ceilings and displacement ventilation - do they work?! F. Alamdari and D. Butler; positive temperature eutectic thermal energy storage systems! Z. Ure; design and construction of low energy buildings - case studies! M. Long.
