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Energy resilient buildings and communities : a practical guide /
This book is written as a practical guide to those interested in the pursuit of energy resilience at a local scale. Energy resilience is defined as the relative ability of an institution to carry out its mission during a shock to the energy system, and to approach the concept on the level of a singl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lilburn, GA :
Fairmont Press, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Energy resilience: imperatives and local advantages: 1. Today's energy challenges: Supply and demand in the US energy system ; Water and the energy system ; Energy infrastructure ; Climate change ; System vulnerabilities to sabotage
- 2. Local energy resilience: Energy resilience vs energy independence ; The importance of local energy resilience ; Finding a place on the energy resilience spectrum ; Energy resilience in our four community types.
- Part II: Energy resilience management: 3. Institutional planning for energy resilience: Identify/convene stakeholders ; Form leadership team ; Develop an energy vision ; Develop an energy resilience baseline ; Develop specific goals ; Evaluate and rank programs ; Explore funding sources ; Compile the plan ; Measurement, verification and plan alterations
- 4. Energy resilience maturity model: Goals ; Strategy ; Project financing ; People and maintenance ; Efficiency technology ; Energy generation ; Emergency preparedness ; Purchasing ; Information management.
- Part III: Energy resilience performance areas: 5. Energy efficiency approaches: Energy efficiency and conservation ; Tailoring demand reduction to meet resilience goals ; Continuous energy performance improvement ; Practical solutions for energy planning
- 6. Community energy generation: Drives for distributed generation ; Evaluating your power needs ; Technology overviews ; Microgrids
- 7. Planning for an energy emergency: Risk assessment ; The four phases of emergency management ; Mitigation ; Preparation ; Response ; Recovery ; Conclusion.