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Solar Energy Technologies in Cultural Heritage offers a comprehensive overview of the solar renewable energy possibilities, developments, innovations, and challenges for cultural heritage applications. This book bridges the traditional boundary between research, professional practices, and policies, as well as between arts, architecture, engineering, and social science. Conservation of heritage buildings, especially in urban settings, has evolved from purely physical preservation to functional redevelopment and repurposing. This opens new opportunities for active solar energy systems in buildings, towns, and landscapes. This book presents international contributions on the integration of solar renewable energies within cultural heritage, providing detailed coverage of cultural, legislative, and social frameworks, design criteria, simulation tools, innovative materials, and technologies. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in solar energy technologies for the built environment, including researchers, scientists, graduate students, engineers, designers, developers, and policymakers.

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Author:   Elena Lucchi (Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr), University of Pavia, Italy)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
ISBN:  

9780443239892

ISBN 10:   0443239894
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   15 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Sustainable and energy transition of cultural heritage 1. Climate change and cultural heritage: Mitigation and adaptation strategies 2. Sustainable transition of cultural heritage: Opportunities, risks, and challenges 3. Energy transition of cultural heritage: Opportunities, risks, and challenges Section 2: Cultural, legislative, and social framework 4. Solar energy and architecture: An historic perspective 5. Legal system overview for the integration of renewable energies in cultural landscapes 6. Social acceptability of solar technologies in built heritage areas 7. Social engagement for solar renewable installations in heritage sites Section 3: Design criteria, solutions, and experiences 8. Solar design principles for natural and architectural heritage 9. Solar design of new additions on historic buildings 10. Solar heritage architecture: Lessons learnt from international experiences Section 4: Design and simulation tools 11. Tools for assessing visual impact of solar modules in cultural heritage contexts 12. Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) as a driver for solar panels integration in built heritage 13. Interoperability between Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) and Building Energy Simulation (BES) for designing integrated solar solutions in heritage buildings 14. Analysis of PV Modules Integration Applicability based on GIS 3D-Model Section 5: Innovative materials and technologies 15. Active solar technologies: conventional and innovative systems 16. Flexible photovoltaics for new scenarios in lightweight architecture 17. Perovskite thermochromic and smart windows 18. Life cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems

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Elena Lucchi is a Researcher in building physics at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr), University of Pavia, Italy. She is an Architect with a PhD in building physics from the Politecnico di Milano, complemented by a post-Master's [EP1] degree in environmental education from the Università Cattolica. Her research addresses the connections between energy, environment, and architecture, with a focus on energy efficiency, climate mitigation strategies, and integration of renewable energies in historic buildings and protected landscapes.

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