Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Sustainable Design of Near Zero Energy Buildings
(Niloufar Ghazanfari, Ilham Al-Shemmeri and Sassan Mohasseb, Department of Energy Engineering, Smteam GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland, and others)
Chapter 2. The Effects of Nanoparticle Additives on Thermophysical Properties of Concrete Mixtures
(Kamran Rahmati Shadbad and Ali Foroughi-Asl, PhD, Student, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, and others)
Chapter 3. Traditional Energy Saving Techniques and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems
(Reza Allahvirdizadeh, Reza Davoodi and Zaynab Golshan, Division of Structural Engineering and Bridges, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, and others)
Chapter 4. Smart Grid Systems
(Bedour Al-Sharrah, Senior Electrical and ICT Engineer, Head Section of Electrical and Renewable Energy Division, Planning and Design Sector, Public Authority for Housing Welfare, Kuwait)
Index