TY - BOOK ID - 101337678 TI - Assessment of energy-efficient building details for seismic regions AU - Azinović, Boris. AU - Kilar, Vojko. AU - Koren, David. PY - 2022 SN - 3030975568 303097555X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, DB - UniCat KW - Architecture and energy conservation. KW - Buildings KW - Earthquake resistant design. KW - Sustainable buildings. KW - Earthquake effects. KW - Ecologically sustainable buildings KW - Environmentally sustainable buildings KW - Green buildings (Green technology) KW - Sustainable development KW - Aseismic design KW - Seismic design KW - Earthquake engineering KW - Structural design KW - Vertical evacuation structures KW - Earthquakes and building KW - Energy conservation and architecture KW - Energy efficient buildings KW - Energy conservation KW - Zero energy buildings KW - energy-efficient buildings KW - earthquake engineering KW - structural design KW - energy-efficiency KW - earthquake-resistant construction UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101337678 AB - This open access book presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone regions. Such typical examples would be the use of thermal insulation under the building foundation and reduction of the load-bearing elements’ dimensions – also at the potential locations of plastic hinges which are crucial for the dissipation of seismic energy. The proposed methodology of assessment favours a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and investors in the early stage of building design. By this the methodology enables efficient decision-making and contributes to a selection of optimal building structural details. The book starts by presenting the typical structural details of the thermal envelope of energy-efficient buildings together with the scientific background required for understanding the process of detail development from all the relevant aspects. Over 20 examples of most frequent details are described and analysed to raise awareness of the importance of earthquake resistance, sustainability, energy-efficiency and thermal comfort for users ER -