Thermoactive Foundations for Sustainable Buildings

This monograph documents the current of state-of-art in Thermo-Active Foundations (TAFs) suitable for efficiently and sustainably heat and cooling buildings. TAFs also referred to as thermal or energy piles offer innovative and sustainable alternatives to ground-source heat pumps as well as other conventional heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to heat and cool commercial as well as residential buildings in several regions in the world. In summary this monograph collects the latest multi-disciplinary advances in modeling designing and monitoring TAFs. Ultimately it is hoped that this monograph will provide a comprehensive reference for both researchers and professionals interested in structural and thermal performance of TAFs and their applications in developing integrated and sustainable equipment and systems for the built environment.