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• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 42,5 Mb
• Release Date : 27 November 2008

This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided.

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 52,7 Mb
• Release Date : 08 September 2017

Buildings have a long lifetime, and so they are a major target for any structural changes in consumption patterns. Conversely, long lifetimes come with associated strong inertia. This book examines

• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• File Size : 44,9 Mb
• Release Date : 30 July 2012

As the residential buildings sector accounts for around 30 percent of the final energy demand in Germany, this sector is increasingly becoming the focus of public attention with regard to climate

• Publisher : CRC Press
• File Size : 26,8 Mb
• Release Date : 20 March 2018

The book covers chapters ranging from introduction to recent technological challenges, case studies of energy-efficient buildings with policy and awareness issues, fundamentals and present status along with research updates and

• Publisher : OECD Publishing
• File Size : 40,9 Mb
• Release Date : 29 April 2002

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food, tourism-related travel, energy, water and waste generation.

• Publisher : IGI Global
• File Size : 27,9 Mb
• Release Date : 18 June 2021

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) issues have gained significant interest in the scientific and technical community involved in building performance analysis and other related subjects. In terms of

• Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
• File Size : 35,5 Mb
• Release Date : 12 November 2018

Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Life Cycle Approach offers a comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the subject with a further focus on the Life Cycle. The editors, renowned

• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• File Size : 31,8 Mb
• Release Date : 18 July 2007

This multidisciplinary study combines social science, energy analysis, and risk communication, using theory, research, and computer-aided interviews to illustrate the range and relative effectiveness of interventions that support sustainable energy

• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 27,9 Mb
• Release Date : 13 June 2015

This monograph presents a reliable methodology for characterising the energy and eco-efficiency of unit manufacturing processes. The Specific Energy Consumption, SEC, will be identified as the key indicator for the

• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• File Size : 47,6 Mb
• Release Date : 24 December 2009

This volume represents the proceedings of the First International Conference on S- tainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB’09, held in the City of Brighton and Hove in the United Kingdom,