Sustainability at the Cutting Edge

TRAMA

This immensely practical book is packed with useful diagrams, charts and full colour photographs to illustrate a variety of the most recent case studies, including the education building, the Core, at the Eden Project in Cornwall. As well as exploring cutting edge developments in photovolatics (PV) this revised edition also includes the latest data from the 2006 Carbon Trust report on wave and tide, and new material on the latest advances in bioenergy and marine technologies.

NOTE EDITORE

Sustainability at the Cutting Edge is an essential guide to understanding the future direction of sustainable technology. This fully updated new edition deals not only with current best practice and state of the art case studies, but with the very latest emerging technologies which will transform the relationship between buildings and energy.Professor Smith describes how buildings can be made to significantly reduce their reliance on fossil-based energy by the use of solar and geothermal resources. He also describes a range of renewable energy generating technologies. As sustainable building becomes increasingly essential with the advance of climate change, government legislation and international treaties, this is valuable knowledge for every architect, engineer and designer. This immensely practical book is packed with useful diagrams, charts and colour photographs to illustrate a variety of the most recent case studies, including the education building, the Core, at the Eden Project in Cornwall. As well as exploring cutting edge developments in photovoltaics (PV) this revised edition also includes the latest data from the 2006 Carbon Trust report on wave and tide, and new material on the latest advances in bioenergy and marine technologies.Buildings are currently a major part of the carbon emissions problem. This book indicates how they may become part of the solution.

SOMMARIO

Chapter 1 Climate change and sustainable energy: The 2005 Prince Philip Lecture at the Royal Society of Arts by Sir John Houghton CBE FRS; Chapter 2 Solar thermal power; Chapter 3 Low energy techniques for cooling; Chapter 4 Geothermal energy; Chapter 5 Wind power; Chapter 6 Photovoltaic cells; Chapter 7 Fuel cells; Chapter 8 Bioenergy; Chapter 9 Microgeneration and combined heat and power; Chapter 10 Small-scale hydro; Chapter 11 Wave and tide; Chapter 12 Prospects for the energy infrastructure; Chapter 13 Materials; Chapter 14 The photonic revolution; Chapter 15 Building integrated renewable energy: case studies; Chapter 16 Sustainability on a knife edge;

AUTORE

Peter F. Smith

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780750683005
• Collana: Architectural Press
• Dimensioni: 9.6666667 x 7.4444444 in Ø 1.20
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: Approx. 120 illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 196