Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy-Efficiency and Environmental Performance (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering, 69) - Tapa dura

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Prof. Marco Casini is a leading academic in the Green and Smart Building sector with more than 25 years’
experience in Building Sciences. He is an environmental engineer with a PhD in environmental engineering and
is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture at Sapienza
University of Rome, Italy, where he also teaches in several Masters, PhD, and Graduate schools on subjects
pertaining to energy and environmental sustainability for buildings.

His area of expertise concerns sustainable architectural design and construction, focusing on advanced materials,
technologies, and strategies for smart buildings and smart cities. His professional activities include international
scientific and technical consultancy on technological, environmental, and energy aspects related to the design
and construction of high-performance buildings, as well as training on Green Building and Smart Cities strategies
and policy-making for public authorities.

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Specialising in the energy-efficiency and environmental performance of buildings, Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy-efficiency and Environmental Performance provides readers with a state-of-the-art review on the latest advancements in construction materials and building design.

After a brief introduction about the issues concerning the design process in the third millennium, Part One examines the differences between Zero Energy, Green and Smart Buildings. Particular emphasis is placed on the issue of smart buildings and smart housing, mainly the ‘envelope’ and on how to make it more ‘"adaptive." Part Two focuses on the last generation of solutions for smart thermal insulation. Based on the results of extensive research into more innovative insulation materials, chapters discuss achievements in nanotechnology, bio-ecological and phase-change materials. Finally Part Three reviews current research on smart windows, with the assumption that transparent surfaces represent the most critical element in the energy balance of the building, whilst at the same time one of the most significant components of contemporary architectural quality.

This book takes into consideration both design and materials aspects, with particular focus on the next generation of construction materials, and the most advanced products currently entering the market as high priority, energy efficient building envelope components.

Marco Casini has been a Professor of Architecture Technology and of Environmental Certification of Buildings at "Sapienza" University of Rome since 2002. He is Scientific Director of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Ponte" and his research areas include zero energy, green and smart buildings and nanotechnologies, smart materials and renewable energy for buildings.