Hugo S. L. Hens

Building Physics - Heat, Air and Moisture (eBook, ePUB)

Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examples and Exercises

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bad experiences with construction quality, the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, complaints about "sick buildings", thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory discomfort, the need for good air quality, the move towards more sustainability - all these have accelerated the development of a field that, for a long time, was hardly more than an academic exercise: building physics (in English speaking countries sometimes referred to as building science). The discipline embraces domains such as heat and mass transfer, building acoustics, lighting, indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency. In some countries, fire safety is also included. Through the application of physical knowledge and its combination with information coming from other disciplines, the field helps to understand the physical phenomena governing building parts, building envelope, whole buildings and built environment performance, although for the last the wording "urban physics" is used. Today, building physics has become a key player on the road to a performance based building design.

The book deals with the description, analysis and modeling of heat, air and moisture transport in building assemblies and whole buildings with main emphasis on the building engineering applications, including examples. The physical transport processes determine the performance of the building envelope and may influence the serviceability of the structure and the whole building.

Compared to the second edition, in this third edition the text has partially been revised and extended.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-VCH
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783433608562
• Artikelnr.: 57005959

Autorenporträt

Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Hugo S. L. C. Hens, Universität Löwen (K.U. Leuven/Belgien), lehrte Bauphysik von 1975 bis 2003, Baukonstruktion von 1975 bis 2005 und Technische Gebäudeausrüstung von 1975 bis 1977 sowie von 1990 bis 2008. Bis 1972 war er als Tragwerksplaner und Bauleiter für Wohnhäuser, Büro- und Geschossbauten in einem Architekturbüro tätig. Er hat als Autor bzw. Koautor ca. 70 wissenschaftliche Aufsätze und ca. 170 Tagungsbeiträge veröffentlicht und hunderte Schadensgutachten erstellt. In der Zeit von 1983 bis 1993 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).