Mainstreaming Building Energy Efficiency Codes in Developing Countries : Global Experiences and Lessons from Early Adopters.

Urbanization and growing wealth in developing countries portend a large increase of demand for modern energy services in residential, commercial and public-service buildings in the coming decades. Pursuing energy efficiency in buildings is vital to energy security in developing countries and is iden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liu, Feng
Otros Autores: Meyer, Anke S., Hogan, John F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2010.
Temas:
Buildings > Energy conservation > Developing countries.
Buildings > Standards > Developing countries.
Building laws > Developing countries.
Building laws
Buildings > Energy conservation
Buildings > Standards
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Urbanization and growing wealth in developing countries portend a large increase of demand for modern energy services in residential, commercial and public-service buildings in the coming decades. Pursuing energy efficiency in buildings is vital to energy security in developing countries and is identified by the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change as having the greatest potential for cost-effective reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030 among all energy-consuming sectors. Building energy efficiency codes (BEECs), along with energy efficiency standards for major appliances and equipment, are bro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (494 pages)
ISBN:9780821385647
082138564X

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