Building Physics From physical principles to international standards

This book offers a comprehensive presentation of the most important phenomena in building physics: heat transfer, moisture/humidity, sound/acoustics and illumination. As the book is primarily aimed at engineers, it addresses technical issues with the necessary pragmatism and incorporates many practical examples and related international standards. In order to ensure a complete understanding, it also explains the underlying physical principles and relates them to practical aspects in a simple and clear manner. The relationships between the various phenomena of building physics are clarified through consistent cross-referencing of formulas and ideas. The second edition features both new and revised sections on topics such as energy balance, solar gain, ventilation, road traffic and daylighting and takes into account new developments in international standards. It newly features almost 200 illustrations and 21 videos worth of supplementary material. The book is primarily aimed at students of civil engineering and architecture, as well as scientists and practitioners in these fields who wish to deepen or broaden their knowledge of topics within building physics.

Introduction.- Basics of thermodynamics.- Heat transfer.- Heat transfer in building components.- Moisture in building components.- Basics of waves.- Sound propagation.- Building acoustics.- Illumination.- Appendix A.- Tables.- Bibliography.- Index.

Marko Pinteric received his doctorate from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He is currently a professor at the University of Maribor, Slovenia, where he has been teaching various physics-related subjects to engineering and architecture students for 15 years. His experience includes 20 years of research in condensed matter physics at the Institute of Physics in Zagreb and 6 years as head of research and development at a private company specializing in building physics. He is also co-author of almost 30 research papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.