Climate change mitigation and adaptation -- ZEMCH 2016 / / edited by Arman Hashemi.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hashemi, Arman,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 pages)

This book explores the current issues around sustainable design and energy efficiency within the construction industry in both developed and developing countries. Sustainable housing; thermal comfort; daylighting; low-income housing; green roofs; energy efficient retrofitting and photovoltaic façades are some of the subjects discussed in the book.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor -- Preface to "Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation-ZEMCH 2016" -- Daniel Efurosibina Attoye, Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul and Ahmed Hassan A Review on Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Customization Potentials doi: 10.3390/su9122287 -- Xunmin Ou, Zhiyi Yuan, Tianduo Peng, Zhenqing Sun and Sheng Zhou The Low-Carbon Transition toward Sustainability of Regional Coal-Dominated Energy Consumption Structure: A Case of Hebei Province in China doi: 10.3390/su9071184 -- Khaled Galal Ahmed Designing Sustainable Urban Social Housing in the United Arab Emirates doi: 10.3390/su9081413 -- Nafisa Bhikhoo, Arman Hashemi and Heather Cruickshank Improving Thermal Comfort of Low-Income Housing in Thailand through Passive Design Strategies doi: 10.3390/su9081440 -- Andrea Pianella, Lu Aye, Zhengdong Chen and Nicholas S. G. Williams Substrate Depth, Vegetation and Irrigation Affect Green Roof Thermal Performance in a Mediterranean Type Climate doi: 10.3390/su9081451 -- Bertug Ozarisoy and Hasim Altan Adoption of Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting Mass Housing Estates in V Northern Cyprus doi: 10.3390/su9081477 -- Bachir Nebia and Kheira Tabet Aoul Overheating and Daylighting; Assessment Tool in Early Design of London's High-Rise Residential Buildings doi: 10.3390/su9091544 -- Mahmoud Haggag, Ahmed Hassan and Ghulam Qadir Energy and Economic Performance of Plant-Shaded Building Façade in Hot Arid Climate doi: 10.3390/su9112026 -- Emad Mushtaha, Ranime Ayssar Nahlé, Maitha Bin Saifan and Hasim Altan The impact of Lighting on Vandalism in Hot Climates: The Case of the Abu Shagara Vandalised Corridor in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates doi: 10.3390/su9112040 -- Nan Ma, Hing-wah Chau, Jin Zhou and Masa Noguchi Structuring the Environmental Experience Design Research Framework through Selected Aged Care Facility Data Analyses in Victoria doi: 10.3390/su9122172.