Sustainability at the Cutting Edge: Emerging Technologies for Low Energy Buildings

ISBN-13: 9781138471399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Peter Smith

Opis

Describes how buildings can be made to significantly reduce their reliance on fossil-based energy by the use of solar and geothermal resources. This book also describes a range of renewable energy generating technologies.

Recenzje

Of the first edition:

'An absorbing study of the technology available for low energy buildings.'
Permaculture Magazine

'...the book is well written and illustrated. There are copious graphs, diagrams and photographs. The author backs up his arguments with statistics.'
Northeast Sun

'This book is a useful guide to a comprehensive range of established and developing technologies.'
EcoTech, Sustainable Architecture Today

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Climate change and sustainable energy: The 2005 Prince Philip Lecture at the Royal Society of Arts by Sir John Houghton CBE FRS; Chapter 2 Solar thermal power; Chapter 3 Low energy techniques for cooling; Chapter 4 Geothermal energy; Chapter 5 Wind power; Chapter 6 Photovoltaic cells; Chapter 7 Fuel cells; Chapter 8 Bioenergy; Chapter 9 Microgeneration and combined heat and power; Chapter 10 Small-scale hydro; Chapter 11 Wave and tide; Chapter 12 Prospects for the energy infrastructure; Chapter 13 Materials; Chapter 14 The photonic revolution; Chapter 15 Building integrated renewable energy: case studies; Chapter 16 Sustainability on a knife edge;

O autorze

Peter F. Smith