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  • Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation

    by Clive Beggs, Dr. Clive Beggs ...
    Energy – its source, security, price, and the efficiency of its use, are increasingly important issues for a diverse range of people.'Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation' is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy, energy management and auditing, and the design of sustainable energy facilities. It considers the systems needed to create low-energy, ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

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  • Contemporary Slovenian Timber Architecture for Sustainability

    by Manja Kitek Kuzman, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The book presents Slovenia’s contemporary timber architecture. Thanks to its abundant forests, Slovenia has preserved the tradition of wood construction. As much as 60% of its surface is covered by forests. Slovenia is also the third most forested country in Europe. The high share of forest-covered surface allows for a sustainable production of high-quality wood. In the past, wood was used ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Greening Airports

    Advanced Technology and Operations

    by Milan Janić ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Greening Airports considers the “greening”, i.e., more sustainable development, of the entire air transport system – airports, air traffic control, and airlines – that could be achieved by the development and implementation of advanced operations and technologies.A broad overview of the general concept is given at the start of Greening Airports, which then goes on to provide a system for ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Green Energy Audit of Buildings

    A guide for a sustainable energy audit of buildings

    by Giuliano Dall’O’ ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Energy audits have multiple goals including reducing energy consumption, managing costs and environmental impact. Improving the energy performance of existing buildings through energy retrofit measures is a great opportunity for developing sustainability in our structures and developing a green building economy. Green Energy Audit of Buildings considers this opportunity with a new and modern ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • PCM-Enhanced Building Components

    An Application of Phase Change Materials in Building Envelopes and Internal Structures

    by Jan Kośny ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Presenting an overview of the use of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) within buildings, this book discusses the performance of PCM-enhanced building envelopes. It reviews the most common PCMs suitable for building applications, and discusses PCM encapsulation and packaging methods. In addition to this, it examines a range of PCM-enhanced building products in the process of development as well as ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design

    Selected Proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS)

    Edited by Mohammad Dastbaz, Chris Gorse ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book focuses on the impacts of the built environment, and how to predict and measure the benefits and consequences of changes taking place to address sustainability in the development and building industries. It draws together the best treatments of these subjects from the Leeds Sustainability Institute’s inaugural International Conference on Sustainability, Ecology, Engineering, Design for ... Read more

    $307.99 CAD

  • Diffusion Dynamics of Energy-Efficient Renovations

    Causalities and Policy Recommendations

    by Matthias otto Müller ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    ThAccelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations is a key policy lever in order to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. This book provides a broad, systemic perspective on the causes of the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations in Switzerland and policy recommendations for accelerating the diffusion process. Specifically, the book provides a description of the societal ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Lime Hemp and Rice Husk-Based Concretes for Building Envelopes

    by Eric Garcia-Diaz, Laurent Clerc, Morgan Chabannes, Frédéric Becquart, Jean-Charles Bénézet ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book provides the tools to understand the issues related to bio-based concretes using lime as binder.Themes covered include specific properties of lignocellulosic aggregates (density, porosity, size distribution, water absorption, microstructure, soluble components under alkaline conditions), hardening of lime-based binders by carbonation and hydration (natural and curing processes) and ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Sustainable Building with Earth

    by Horst Schroeder ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides an insightful overview of the current state of earth building. The author approaches the subject from the perspective of the building material’s life cycle, featuring in-depth explanations of the cycle's individual steps: extraction and classification of construction soil; production of earth building materials and earthen structures; planning, construction and renovation of ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments

    Edited by Runming Yao ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Climate change is believed to be a great challenge to built environment professionals in design and management. An integrated approach in delivering a sustainable built environment is desired by the built environment professional institutions. The aim of this book is to provide an advanced understanding of the key subjects required for the design and management of modern built environments to meet ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Sustainability and Evidence-Based Design in the Healthcare Estate

    by Bing Chen, Michael Phiri ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This work aims to deepen our understanding of the role played by technical guidelines and tools for the design, construction and operation of healthcare facilities, ultimately establishing the impact of the physical environment on staff and patient outcomes. Using case studies largely drawn from the UK, Europe, China and Australasia, design approaches such as sustainability (e.g. targets for ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Carbon Dioxide Mineralization and Utilization

    by Pen-Chi Chiang, Shu-Yuan Pan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses on an important technology for mineralizing and utilizing CO2 instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. CO2 mineralization and utilization demonstrated in the waste-to-resource supply chain can “reduce carbon dependency, promote resource and energy efficiency, and lessen environmental quality degradation,” thereby reducing environmental risks and increasing economic benefits ... Read more

    $218.99 CAD