Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Life Cycle Approach offers a comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the subject with a further focus on the Life Cycle. The editors, renowned academics, invited a diverse group of researchers to develop original chapters for the book and managed to well integrate all contributions in a consistent volume. Sections cover the role of the building sector on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, international technical standards, laws and regulations, building energy efficiency and zero energy consumption buildings, the life cycle assessment of buildings, from construction to decommissioning, and other timely topics.
The multidisciplinary approach to the subject makes it valuable for researchers and industry based Civil, Construction, and Architectural Engineers. Researchers in related fields as built environment, energy and sustainability at an urban scale will also benefit from the books integrated perspective.
- Presents a complete and thorough coverage of energy efficiency in buildings
- Provides an integrated approach to all the different elements that impact energy efficiency
- Contains coverage of worldwide regulation
Umberto Desideri is Professor, Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering (DESTEC), University of Pisa, Italy, is a leading expert in thermal machines, energy systems, and clean energy technologies. He has been a Full Professor of Thermal Machines at the University of Pisa since 2014 and served as Head of Department from 2016 to 2020. Professor Umberto Desideri is a Fellow of ASME, a senior editor of Applied Energy, and has held editorial roles in several top international journals. He has coordinated and contributed to numerous major EU and national research projects in hydrogen, fuel cells, renewables, carbon capture, energy storage, and sustainable power generation, while supervising many master's theses and PhD scholars. With rich experience in international collaboration and knowledge dissemination, Professor Desideri has played a key role in advancing research and education related to clean and efficient energy technologies, bridging fundamental research with practical applications.
Francesco Asdrubali is a full-time professor of Building Physics and Building Energy Systems at the University of Rome III, with over 20 years of experience in research and teaching of building acoustics, energy and buildings, building simulation, renewable and alternative energies, Life Cycle Assessment. PhD in Thermophysical properties of materials. Director of CIRIAF- an Inter-University Research Center in the field of environment and pollution, based at the University of Perugia - from 2004 till 2013. Coordinator of various EU- funded Projects (LIFE, Intelligent Energy Europe, VII FP). Currently member of two COST Actions on innovative acoustic materials and on adaptive facades of building.
