Book description
Just like building physics, performance based building design was
hardly an issue before the energy crises of the 1970s. With the need to
upgrade energy efficiency, the interest in overall building performance
grew. As the first of two volumes, this book applies the performance
rationale, advanced in applied building physics, to the design and
construction of buildings. After an overview of materials for thermal
insulation, water proofing, air tightening and vapour tightening and a
discussion on joints, building construction is analysed, starting with
the excavations. Then foundations, below and on grade constructions,
typical load bearing systems and floors pass the review to end with
massive outer walls insulated at the inside and the outside and cavity
walls. Most chapters build on a same scheme: overview, overall
performance evaluation, design and construction.
This third book, after Building Physics and Applied Building Physics, is
the result of 38 years of teaching architectural, building and civil
engineers, coupled to more than 40 years of experience in research and
consultancy. Where and when needed, input and literature from over the
world was used, reason why each chapter ends listing references and literature.
The book should be usable by undergraduates and graduates in
architectural and building engineering, though also building engineers,
who want to refresh their knowledge, may benefit. The level of
discussion assumes the reader has a sound knowledge of building physics,
along with a background in structural engineering, building materials
and building construction.
Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Hugo S. L. C. Hens, Universität Löwen (K. U.
Leuven/Belgien) lehrte Bauphysik von 1975 bis 2003, Gebäudeplanung von
1970 bis 2005 und Technische Gebäudeausrüstung von 1975 bis 1977 sowie
von 1990 bis 2008. Bis 1972 war er als Tragwerksplaner für Wohnhäuser,
Büro- und Geschossbauten in einem Architekturbüro tätig. Er hat als
Autor bzw. Koautor über 150 Artikel und Tagungsbeiträge veröffentlicht
und hunderte Schadensgutachten erstellt. Während zehn Jahren
koordinierte er die internationale Arbeitsgruppe CIB W40 ?Heat and Mass
Transfer in Buildings?. Von 1986 bis 2008 war er im Rahmen des
Forschungsprogramms ?Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community
Systems? der Internationalen Energieagentur IEA für die Erarbeitung von
Annex 14, Annex 24, Annex 32 und Annex 41 verantwortlich. Er ist
Mitglied der American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
