DCA - Libroshttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/27522024-03-28T23:26:13Z2024-03-28T23:26:13ZBuilding Engineering Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century: Holistic Study from the Perspectives of Materials, Construction, Energy and SustainabilityBienvenido Huertas, José DavidDurán Álvarez, Joaquín Manuelhttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/888692024-02-09T12:13:34ZBuilding Engineering Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century: Holistic Study from the Perspectives of Materials, Construction, Energy and Sustainability
Bienvenido Huertas, José David; Durán Álvarez, Joaquín Manuel
Building engineering is a complex and constantly evolving branch. The needs of the XXI century society cause a constant change in construction industry due to the need to achieve sustainable and ecological buildings. This affects all levels and phases of this engineering. Given this circumstance, numerous researchers turn their efforts to find optimal solutions for building engineering. For this reason, in this book a holistic analysis of building engineering is carried out from the perspectives that have a greater weight for sustainability objectives. The book is divided into 6 sections: (i) Building materials, which deals with research related to the most innovative and sustainable building materials; (ii) Design and construction, which deals with existing methodologies and advances in design and construction in construction sector; (iii) Building repair and maintenance, which deals with building repair, maintenance and upkeep techniques; (iv) Energy efficiency, which analyses the latest research on the energy efficiency of buildings and their behaviour in the face of climate change; (v) Sustainability, which analyses the establishment of measures to achieve a more sustainable built environment; and (vi) construction management, which compiles the latest studies in the field of Project manager. The 38 chapters of the book together constitute an advance for the topic of building engineering. The aspects covered in the book are of great interest to various sectors, such as researchers, engineers, architects, legislators and interested parties.
New Technologies in Building and Construction: Towards Sustainable DevelopmentBienvenido Huertas, José DavidMoyano-Campos, Juanhttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/888662024-02-09T12:07:52ZNew Technologies in Building and Construction: Towards Sustainable Development
Bienvenido Huertas, José David; Moyano-Campos, Juan
This book presents contributions on new technologies in building and construction. Buildings are complex elements that impact environment significantly. The sustainability of this sector requires a holistic and multidisciplinary approach that allows adequate strategies to be established to reduce its environmental impact. This heterogeneity is represented in these chapters, which have been developed by researchers from different countries. The book is divided into three sections: (i) analysis, (ii) design and modeling, and (iii) solutions. The book chapters together represent an advance in current knowledge about new technologies in building and construction, crucial for researchers, engineers, architects, policy makers, and stakeholders.
Adaptive Thermal Comfort of Indoor Environment for Residential Buildings: Efficient Strategy for Saving EnergyBienvenido Huertas, José DavidRubio-Bellido, Carloshttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/888592024-02-09T11:50:24ZAdaptive Thermal Comfort of Indoor Environment for Residential Buildings: Efficient Strategy for Saving Energy
Bienvenido Huertas, José David; Rubio-Bellido, Carlos
This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort in this aspect. Second, the existing adaptive thermal comfort models and the main energy-saving measures associated with these models are analyzed. Third, the energy savings obtained with these measures are analyzed in several case studies, comparing the results obtained with other energy conservation measures, such as the improvement of the façade. The analysis is carried out from an energy and economic perspective. Finally, a decision‐making process based on fuzzy logic is established. As an expected result, the content of the book contributes to assist architects in designing more efficient buildings from the perspective of user behavior.
Optimization of the Characterization of the Thermal Properties of the Building EnvelopeBienvenido Huertas, José DavidRubio-Bellido, Carloshttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/886462024-02-07T20:54:13ZOptimization of the Characterization of the Thermal Properties of the Building Envelope
Bienvenido Huertas, José David; Rubio-Bellido, Carlos
This book is about the optimization of the characterization of the thermal properties of building envelopes, through experimental tests and the use of artificial intelligence. It analyses periodic and stationary thermal properties using measurement approaches based on the heat flow meter method and the thermometric method. These measurements are then analysed using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms.
The book is structured in four parts, beginning with a discussion of the importance of thermal properties in the energy performance of buildings. Secondly, theoretical and experimental methods for characterizing thermal properties are analysed. Then, the methodology is developed, and the characteristics and properties of the algorithms used are explored. Finally, the results obtained with the algorithms are analysed and the most appropriate approaches are determined.
This book is of interest to researchers, civil and industrial engineers, energy auditors and architects, by providing a resource which improves energy audit tasks in existing buildings.
El chopo: un manantial de beneficios ambientales y culturalesMartín Martín, Adelaidahttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/871602024-01-23T12:24:39ZEl chopo: un manantial de beneficios ambientales y culturales
Martín Martín, Adelaida
Este libro, editado en conmemoración del seminario y exposición fotográfica “El chopo: un manantial de beneficios ambientales y culturales”, es parte del programa “LIFE WOOD FOR FUTURE” de la Unión Europea. Con la colaboración de numerosos autores, el libro abarca una amplia gama de temas, como la biodiversidad, la ecología, el suelo, la depuración del agua, la recarga de acuíferos, los regadíos históricos, el cambio climático, el frescor, la depuración del aire, la educación, la salud pública, el deporte, la biofilia, el paisaje, el turismo, la historia, la poesía, los secaderos históricos, la belleza, las artes plásticas, la fotografía y la música, todos presentados con pasión y conocimiento. El seminario y el catálogo que lo acompaña son un testimonio del conocimiento y el alma de sus autores, uniendo diversos elementos en un solo relato cohesivo. Este esfuerzo representa una nueva forma de transferir conocimiento a nuestra sociedad y entorno, combinando ciencia y alma para un desarrollo colectivo armonioso. En última instancia, es un esfuerzo para informar a nuestros ciudadanos, gestores y representantes políticos sobre algo de lo que debemos sentirnos orgullosos: los árboles de Federico, los árboles del pueblo.
Entre los autores destacados se encuentran Joaquín Araújo Ponciano, José María Gil Sánchez, Emilia Fernández Ordoño, Irene De Bustamante Gutiérrez, Hortensia Sixto Blanco, Antonio Castillo Martín, Fernando Morales de Rueda, Mª Ángeles Ripoll Morales, Enrique Pérez Sánchez-Cañete, David Hidalgo García y Julián Arco Díaz. También se incluyen Antonio Baena Extremera, María del Carmen Aguilar-Luzón, Aurora Bueno Cavanillas, Ignacio Morón García, Pascual Rivas Palomo, Javier López Gijón, José Mª Martín Civantos, Juan F. García Nofuentes, Asunción Lozano Salmerón, T. Fernanda García Gil, Consuelo Vallejo Delgado, Francisco Vaquero Sánchez, José López-Montes, Francisco José Sánchez Montalbán, María Isabel Soler Ruiz y Gabriel A. Gutiérrez Tejada.
This book, edited in commemoration of the seminar and photographic exhibition “El chopo: a spring of environmental and cultural benefits”, is part of the “LIFE WOOD FOR FUTURE” program of the European Union. With the collaboration of numerous authors, the book covers a wide range of topics, such as biodiversity, ecology, soil, water purification, aquifer recharge, historical irrigation, climate change, freshness, air purification, education, public health, sports, biophilia, landscape, tourism, history, poetry, historical dryers, beauty, plastic arts, photography and music, all presented with passion and knowledge. The seminar and the accompanying catalog are a testament to the knowledge and soul of its authors, uniting diverse elements in a cohesive narrative. This effort represents a new way of transferring knowledge to our society and environment, combining science and soul for harmonious collective development. Ultimately, it is an effort to inform our citizens, managers and political representatives about something we should be proud of: Federico’s trees, the people’s trees.
Among the highlighted authors are Joaquín Araújo Ponciano, José María Gil Sánchez, Emilia Fernández Ordoño, Irene De Bustamante Gutiérrez, Hortensia Sixto Blanco, Antonio Castillo Martín, Fernando Morales de Rueda, Mª Ángeles Ripoll Morales, Enrique Pérez Sánchez-Cañete, David Hidalgo García and Julián Arco Díaz. Also included are Antonio Baena Extremera, María del Carmen Aguilar-Luzón, Aurora Bueno Cavanillas, Ignacio Morón García, Pascual Rivas Palomo, Javier López Gijón, José Mª Martín Civantos, Juan F. García Nofuentes, Asunción Lozano Salmerón, T. Fernanda García Gil, Consuelo Vallejo Delgado, Francisco Vaquero Sánchez, José López-Montes, Francisco José Sánchez Montalbán, María Isabel Soler Ruiz and Gabriel A. Gutiérrez Tejada.