The power of existing buildings : save money, improve health, and reduce environmental impacts /

"Your building has the potential to change the world. Existing buildings consume approximately 40 percent of the energy and emit nearly half of the carbon dioxide in the US each year. In recognition of the significant contribution of buildings to climate change, the idea of building green has b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Sroufe, Robert Paul (Autor), Stevenson, Craig (Craig E.) (Autor), Eckenrode, Beth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2019]
Temas:
Buildings > Performance.
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.
Sustainable buildings.
Constructions > Comportement.
Constructions durables.
Buildings > Performance
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction
Sustainable buildings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Feist
  • Acknowledgments by Robert Sroufe, Craig Stevenson, Beth Eckenrode
  • Introduction: Why should I think about retrofitting my building?
  • My building has high-performance potential
  • Where do I start?
  • The importance of a project plan: every building needs one
  • Can I afford this?
  • The building envelope holds the key
  • How realistic is zero-energy for an old building?
  • Operating buildings for maximum benefit
  • Case studies
  • Existing buildings can save the world
  • Appendix 1. Building your plan: project development homework
  • Appendix 2. Critical resources on existing buildings.

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