Ursula Eicker holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities, at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. With a PhD in solid state physics, her work has expanded from the fundamentals of photovoltaics to building physics and renewable energy systems to today’s research on decarbonization of cities. Her research focuses on digital twins to model the urban built environment and transportation systems.
Télécharger le livre :  Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation

This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-12-14
Collection : Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
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Télécharger le livre :  Urban Energy Systems for Low-Carbon Cities

With an increase of global energy demand arising in urban settlements, the key challenges for the urban energy transition include analysis of energy efficiency options and the potential of renewable energy systems within the existing building stock, making cities a key...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2018-11-30

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138,20

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Télécharger le livre :  Energy Efficient Buildings with Solar and Geothermal Resources

A modern and unique perspective on solar and geothermal technologies for heating and cooling buildings This book will have a broad appeal reaching practising engineers in the industry as well as students. With introductory sections for each technology described,...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2014-02-06

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104,39

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Télécharger le livre :  Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings

This long-awaited reference guide provides a complete overview of low energy cooling systems for buildings, covering a wide range of existing and emerging sustainable energy technologies in one comprehensive volume. An excellent data source on cooling performance, such...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2009-03-23

Format(s) : PDF
90,68

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