Eco-Efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications

Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications, provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies for reducing cooling needs in buildings. The chapters give an in-depth analysis of the performances of new innovative materials and technologies used in pavements, fa ade and roofing materials, PCMs and Chromogenic smart materials with practical case study examples of their applications in building and construction.

The book will be an essential reference resource for researchers, architects and civil engineers, city planners and product developers and manufacturers and other professional working in Eco-efficient cooling materials and sustainable and zero energy building design.