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The energy conundrum of modern buildings

Bomberg, M. and Andreas, F.
2013
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2(4): 500-502

Bomberg, M. and Andreas, F., (2013), "The energy conundrum of modern buildings", Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2(4): 500-502.
Abstract:
Realizing that in design of Zero Net Energy (ZNE) projects, the integration includes not only technology itself, and also the expansion of technology's use and collaboration producing a collective vision by many people of similar minds. Today we see hundreds of American webinars where various companies are teaching the use of their products, however a very few teach principles that govern the selection of the products.

Furthermore, we realized that the third industrial revolution is not only about the energy sources as were the two previous revolutions (with focus on steam or fossil fuels), but about the integrated world of communication and energy. For the use of decentralized and distributed sources of renewable energy we need a strong increasingly international communication network. Information Technology (IT) changed our social life; now we have to learn how to share our experience in the attempt to introduce the principles of ZNE building physics to the process of integrated design.

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Author Information and Other Publications Notes
Bomberg, M.
  1. Analysis of selected water absorption coefficient measurements
  2. Building envelope and environmental control - Part 3: Issues of system integration
  3. Building envelope and environmental control: issues of system integration
  4. Building envelope design, Part 2: estimating field performance of thermal insulation
  5. Building envelope: Heat, air and moisture interactions
  6. Final Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project (T8-03) - Hygrothermal Response of Exterior Wall Systems to Climate Loading: Methodology and Interpretation of Results for Stucco, EIFS, Masonry and Siding Clad Wood-Frame Walls
  7. Heat, air and moisture control in walls of Canadian houses: a review of the historic basis for current practices
  8. In-Situ performance evaluation of exterior insulation basement systems (EIBS) - spray polyurethane foam: summary report
  9. Integrated Methodology for Evaluation of Energy Performance of the Building Enclosures -- Part 1: Test Program Development
  10. Integrated methodology for evaluation of energy performance of the building enclosures: part 3 ¡ª uncertainty in thermal measurem
  11. Modified cup for testing of water vapour transmission through thick, permeable materials
  12. Moisture management of EIFS walls. Part 1.The basis for evaluation
  13. Performance evaluation of exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
  14. Position paper on material characterization and HAM model benchmarking
  15. Report from Task 2 of MEWS Project - Description of 17 Large Sale Wall Specimens Built for Water Entry Investigation in IRC Dynamic Wall Testing Facility
  16. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  17. Three-dimensional analysis of thermal resistance of exterior basement insulation systems (EIBS)
  18. Towards an engineering model of material characteristics for input to ham transport simulations - Part 1: an approach
  19. Water vapor transmission and moisture accumulation in polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams
  20. Water vapor transmission through building materials and system: mechanisms and measurement  
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