Sustainable Building and Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9783659230745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 80 str.

Usha Bajpai; Suresh C. Bajpai

Opis

The book discusses the aspects of energy use in buildings, several energy conservation opportunities in the existing buildings, use of renewable energy systems, use of passive solar heating and cooling techniques, bio-climatic buildings, green buildings and zero-emission buildings so as to conserve electricity. The effort being undertaken by various State Government and the Central Government under the National Action Plan on Climate Change may go a long way in providing sustainable habitat to fight the menace of climate change.

O autorze

Dr Usha Bajpai (Ph D Physics) Faculty Member, Polytechnic of Sokoto State (1977-84), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria (1985-90), Physics Department, Lucknow University (1991-to date); established the Renewable Energy Research Laboratory; Coordinator-M Sc Renewable Energy Programme; has more than 90 research papers; consultant of MNRE.