Building Futures: Managing energy in the built environment

By Jane Powell, Chris Foulds, Jenn Monahan

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This book explores the important contribution of the built environment in the reduction of household energy consumption and in meeting the urgent challenge of the 2050 carbon reduction target. It examines trends in energy demand in UK and Europe across energy sectors for industry, commercial, domestic and transport, and explores the reasons for change in energy use through practice and technology. It includes a broad geographical range of case studies the UK, Europe and further afield, with particular focus on Passivhaus in Germany, low energy houses in Scandinavia and Dongtan Eco city in China.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415720109

ISBN13:9780415720106

Release Date:November 2015

Publisher:Routledge

Length:244 Pages

Weight:1.72 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"

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