Part I. Building with the sun – an everlasting energy source. 1 A review of the significance and challenges of Building Integrated Photovoltaics. 2. Design Opportunities and Building Integration of PV systems. 3. Optimization of Performances and Reliability for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV) 4. Inorganic, Colored Thin Films for Solar-Thermal Conversion in Sustainable Buildings 5. Capitalizing on Solar Energy in Romania and Improving the Thermal Comfort of Buildings with Solar Air Collectors
PartII. Building with the nature 6. Parallel (Hi)Stories. A subjective approach to energy efficient design 7. Traditional Semi-Buried House 8 Using Agricultural By-Products for Creating Innovative Products and Materials
Part III. Case Studies 9. Les conditions de nature sont retrouvées : The Tower of Shadow in Chandigarh and other Le Corbusier's masterpieces 10. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Design in Hospital Buildings 11. Football Stadium – An Energy Efficient Building and a Source of Renewable Energy for the Community 12. Passive Design Strategies in Pursuit of Architectural Identity: the New ACT Student Center 13. Towards a Sustainable Refurbishment of the Hellenic Building Stock 14. Design Strategies for Green / Energy Efficient Building Design: An Apartment Building of Gaziantep Project 15. A Sustainable Approach Towards Energy Savings in the Cities of Romania. Bucharest – A Case Study 16. The Heat Island as a Result and Cause of Environmental and Social Degradation: Two Different Settlements in the Town of Afragola of the Metropolitan City of Naples 17. Settlement Scale Analysis Approach to Reach Nearly Zero Energy Communities