:solutions for sustainability and energy in the built environment
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Geoffrey B. Smith, Claes G. Granqvist
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton, FL
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: CRC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiii, 447 p., [12] p. of plates
Other Physical Details
: ill. (some col.)
Dimensions
; 25 cm.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print - Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Green nanotechnology: introduction and invitation -- In harmony with the environment: nature's energy flows and desired materials properties -- Optical materials science for green nanotechnology: the basics -- Visual indoors-outdoors contact and daylighting: windows -- Electric lighting and daylighting: luminaries -- Heat and electricity: solar collectors and solar cells -- Coolness: high-albedo surfaces and sky cooling devices -- Supporting nanotechnologies: air sensing and cleaning, thermal insulation, and electrical storage -- Conclusions: nanotechnologies for a sustainable future.
Text of Note
This book explores the science and technology of tiny structures that have a huge potential to improve quality of life while simultaneously achieving reductions in the use of fossil fuels. It examines energy flows in nature and how the optical properties of materials can be designed to harmonize with those flows. It then discusses the properties that can be achieved in real materials to take advantage of nature's energy flows.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction
Nanotechnology.
Buildings--Electric equipment
Buildings--Energy conservation
Sustainable construction.
Electronic apparatus and appliances.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
690
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028
.
6
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TH880
Book number
.
S64
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Smith, Geoffrey B
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Granqvist, Claes G
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
ایران
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Host name
Green Nanotechnology: Solutions for Sustainability and Energy in the Built Environment/