Front cover; Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings; Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Biography; Preface; Acknowledgement; A -- Foundations of exergy theory; 1 -- Efficient buildings and the arguments for incorporating exergy; 1.1 Summary; 1.2 Concept and laws of energy; 1.3 Energy sources. Fossil and renewable energies; 1.4 Energy chains; 1.5 Energy and sustainability; 1.5.1 Life cycle; 1.5.2 Externalities; 1.5.3 Limited nature of natural resources; 1.6 Energy and the building sector; 1.6.1 The building as an energy system
1.6.1.1 Demand1.6.1.2 System components; 1.6.1.3 Energy sources; 1.6.2 Energy consumption data in buildings; 1.7 Current regulatory environment regarding energy in buildings; 1.7.1 Directives of the European Union; 1.7.2 Transposition to Spanish legislation; 1.8 New materials in buildings; 1.8.1 Thermal insulation; 1.8.2 Glass; 1.8.3 Other materials; 1.9 New types of building skins; 1.9.1 Advanced integrated façades; 1.9.2 Green roofs and green façades; 1.9.3 Different types of inertial systems; 1.9.4 Thermo-active slabs; 1.9.5 Thermo-active foundations; 1.9.6 Active glazing
1.9.7 Envelopes with phase change materials1.9.8 Dynamic insulation; 1.10 New thermal installations; 1.10.1 Condensing boilers; 1.10.2 Biomass boilers; 1.10.3 Heat pumps; 1.10.4 Solar collectors; 1.10.5 Ventilation systems; 1.10.6 Cogeneration; 1.10.7 Trigeneration; 1.10.8 Energy storage; 1.10.9 Hybrid installations; 1.10.10 District heating and cooling systems; 1.10.11 Intelligent control; 1.11 The integrated design process; 1.11.1 Phase 1 -- where and what to build; 1.11.2 Phase 2 -- preliminary design; 1.11.3 Phase 3 -- design of the building and preliminary evaluation
1.11.4 Phase 4 -- control for optimized operation1.12 Arguments for incorporating exergy in buildings; 1.12.1 Some basic notions about exergy; 1.12.2 Characteristics of exergy; 1.12.3 The need for an exergy methodology; 1.12.4 Exergy and economic aspects; 1.12.5 Exergy and the environment; 1.12.6 Exergy and the Administrations; 1.12.7 Limitations of exergy analysis; 1.13 Brief history of exergy use in buildings; 1.14 The road towards sustainable buildings; References; 2 -- Quality of energy and exergy; 2.1 Summary; 2.2 Brief introduction to Thermodynamics and its different formulations
2.2.1 Different formulations of Thermodynamics2.2.2 The Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes; 2.2.3 Some considerations on Statistical Thermodynamics; 2.2.4 Thermodynamics and energy; 2.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.3.1 Energy balance in closed systems; 2.3.2 Examples; 2.3.3 Meaning of control volume; 2.3.4 Energy balance in a control volume; 2.3.5 Examples; 2.4 Brief history of the Second Law of Thermodynamics; 2.5 Review of the concept of entropy; 2.5.1 Entropy generation; 2.5.2 Entropy change of the universe; 2.5.2.1 Examples; 2.6 Different quality of energy
