Low-Energy Cooling Technologies for Buildings

Increased environmental awareness and legislation have begunshifting the emphasis from high-energy cooling strategies, in whichfull air conditioning was considered essential, to low-energy"greener methods" of achieving equally comfortable conditions inbuilding interiors. Cooling is a major use of energy in commercialbuildings, making a significant contribution to the emission ofgreenhouse gases and to global warming.The papers presented in this volume explore the currentstate-of-the-art developments in the application of latesttechnologies such as:* Night ventilation for cooling* Slab cooling* Desiccant dehumidification and evaporative cooling* Chiled ceilings with displacement ventilation* Mixed-mode ventilation systems* Case studies and building examplesLow Energy Cooling Technologies for Buildings also covers designand control requirements and the tools and techniques needed forthe successful integration of these technologies into the buildingstructure.