Energy Sustainability in Built and Urban Environments

This book covers different aspects of energy sustainability in residential buildings and neighborhoods, starting from the construction and design aspects, and moving on to HVAC systems and lighting, and the applications, harvesting, use and storage of renewable energy. The volume focuses on smart and sustainable use of energy, discussing both the technological advancements and the economic, social and environmental impacts. Novel approaches to recycling of waste and materials in the context of residential buildings are also presented. This volume will be of interest to researchers and policy makers working in the fields of renewable energy, sustainable design and city planning.

Teodora-Emilia Motoasca (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at Electrical Engineering (ESAT) TC, KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium. She has previously worked as an Assistant Professor and Post Doc in KU Leuven and Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, respectively. Her research interests are in the design of electric/hydraulic drive trains, electric motors and other types of actuators; assistive devices and energy efficient design. She has authored more than 34 research papers and holds 1 patent. Avinash K Agarwal (PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International's Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005. Hilde Breesch (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven and Head of Construction Technology Cluster at Technology campuses Ghent/ Aalst. Her research expertise is in Energy performance and indoor climate; interaction building and HVAC systems; commissioning and monitoring for sustainable building construction, and has previously with KAHO Sint-Lieven, Ghent University and Technum NV in Belgium.

Analysing the influence of urban planning on the financial and environmental impact of neighborhoods.- The ecological and conservative planning of traditional Vietnam-villages.- Socially inclusive and economically beneficial smart cities.- Affordable housing supply in Belgium - current situation.- Actual situation of high-rise office buildings in Vietnam and strategic development towards sustainability.- Interaction between innovative systems and buildings: a key factor for energy sustainability.- A review of residential grid-connected microgrid energy management strategies for grid power profile smoothing.- Linking neighborhoods into sustainable energy systems.- Wind energy.- Sustainable Cooling with Hybrid Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) System and Hydrogen Energy Storage.- Energy sustainability through the use of thermoelectric materials in waste heat recovery processes applied to residential buildings.- Sustainability in ports: implementation of energy storage to reduce greenhouse gases emissions.- Novel method and molten salt electrolytic cell for implementing a hydrogen fuel, sustainable, closed clean energy cycle on a large scale.- Denmark on its way towards a 100% renewable energy-system.- Weather data for building energy performance in a context of climate change: literature review and future outlook.- Energy efficiency in residential buildings in Vietnam - high-tech or low-tech?.- Sustainable construction practices in West African countries.- The persistence of alternative energy mutual fund performance in Spanish market.- Community participation in urban planning for sustainable development in Vietnam- Prospect and Challenges.- Analyzing the alternative energy mutual funds' performance in Spanish market.