Preface; Contents; 1 Building Envelope and Thermal Balance; Abstract; 1.1 Building Thermal Balance; 1.1.1 Heat Flow from Envelope; 1.1.2 Ventilation; 1.1.3 Internal Heat Sources; 1.1.4 Solar Gain Through the Transparent Elements; 1.2 Heat Transfer Through Building Elements; 1.2.1 Steady-State Analysis; 1.2.2 Transient Analysis; 1.2.2.1 Analysis Through Discretization; 1.2.2.2 Conduction Transfer Functions; 1.2.2.3 Periodic Analysis; 1.2.3 Steady-State Versus Transient Prediction; References; 2 Approximating Dynamic Thermal Behaviour of the Building Envelope; Abstract

2.1 Heat Transmittance Correction Values2.1.1 Mass Factor; 2.1.2 Effective U-Value; 2.2 Temperature Difference Correction Values; 2.2.1 Total Equivalent Temperature Differential (TETD); 2.2.2 Cooling Load Temperature Difference (CLTD); 2.2.3 Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV); 2.2.4 Fictitious Ambient Temperature; 2.3 Applications; 2.3.1 M Factor; 2.3.2 CLTD; 2.3.3 FAT; 2.3.4 Lessons Learned; References; 3 Implications of the Assumptions in Assessing Building Thermal Balance; Abstract; 3.1 European Standard for Assessing the Building Thermal Behaviour

3.2 Comparison Between Simplified Method and Detailed Simulation3.2.1 Input Parameters Selection: The Effect on the Thermal Balance; 3.2.1.1 Set-Point Temperature; 3.2.1.2 Air-Change Rate; 3.2.1.3 Internal Loads; References; 4 Thermal Comfort Approaches and Building Performance; Abstract; 4.1 The Standard Approach; 4.2 The Adaptive Approach; 4.2.1 ASHRAE Equation; 4.2.2 ACA Equation; 4.2.3 ATG Equation; 4.2.4 CEN Equation; 4.3 Approaches Application on a Case Study; 4.4 Building Performance Implications; References; 5 Defining Representative Building Energy Models; Abstract

5.1 Definition of the Basis Building Model5.1.1 Building Shape; 5.1.2 Internal Heat Loads; 5.1.3 Air Change Rate; 5.2 Definition of the Characterizing Parameters; 5.2.1 Building Locations; 5.2.2 Building Constructions; 5.2.2.1 New Conventional; 5.2.2.2 New Glazed; 5.2.2.3 60/80 Conventional; 5.2.2.4 60/80 Sandwich Largely Glazed; 5.2.2.5 Traditional; References; 6 Energy Performance Analysis of Typical Buildings; Abstract; 6.1 The Set of the Simulations; 6.1.1 Passive Cooling Strategies; 6.1.1.1 Shading; 6.1.1.2 Night Ventilation; 6.1.2 Indoor Set-Point Temperature

6.2 Comparison of Buildings Performances6.2.1 Winter Week; 6.2.2 Summer Week, Basis; 6.2.3 Summer Week, with External Shading; 6.2.4 Summer Week, with Night Ventilation; 6.2.5 Summer Week, with External Shading and Night Ventilation; 6.3 Effect of a Climate-Connected Set-Point to the Seasonal Cooling Needs; References; 7 Climate-Related Assessment of Building Energy Needs; Abstract; 7.1 Assessing Building Energy Needs; 7.2 Climate-Related Analysis; 7.3 Data Sheets of the Case-Studies Results; References; 8 Buildings Performance Comparison: From Energy Need to Energy Consumption; Abstract