Passive Energy Strategies for Mediterranean Residential Buildings

Aurora Monge-Barrio is a PhD Architect, Researcher and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Navarra (Spain). She teaches in the Architecture Degree and in the Master's Degree in Environmental Design and Management of Buildings, MDGAE. Her research interests include Passive Architecture in new building and in refurbishment, considering the effects of climate and climate change in vulnerable populations. Ana Sánchez-Ostiz is an Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the School of Architecture, University of Navarre (Spain), where she teaches graduate and postgraduate classes. She is also the director of the Master of Environmental Design and Building Management (MDGAE) and leads the Research Group SAVIArchitecture. Her areas of expertise are design and construction of façades and roofs, new building technologies, pathology and rehabilitation of buildings, eco design in building, quantification of sustainable architecture. In these areas, she has worked on 23 national and international research projects.

Introduction: Context and vision of the book.- Mediterranean Climate.- Vulnerable occupants.- Passive Residential Architecture in Mediterranean Climates.- Building Envelopes.- Mixed systems: Sunspaces.- Surveys and Monitoring of Residential Buildings.- Simulation of Building Energy Performance.- Cost-effective Strategies.- Geographic Information Tools (GIS).