David Thorpe

Energy Management in Buildings (eBook, PDF)

The Earthscan Expert Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134648924
• Artikelnr.: 39933819

Autorenporträt

David Thorpe is community manager of Sustainable Cities Collective, an online community for leaders of major metropolitan areas, urban planning and sustainability professionals. Until 2013 he was for 13 years News Editor of Energy and Environmental Management magazine, for which website he also wrote a weekly op-ed column. He is also the author of several books and hundreds of articles on related subjects. Formerly director of publications at the Centre for Alternative Technology, he has written two other books in the Earthscan Expert series, Sustainable Home Refurbishment and Solar Technology, and several B2B ebooks for the publisher DoSustainability. He runs his own sustainable media consultancy, Cyberium, manages the Green Deal Advice website, and blogs regularly as The Low Carbon Kid. Find him on Twitter @DavidKThorpe.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Measuring energy consumption
Chapter 2: Metering
Energy Professional Interview: Ashley Baxter
Chapter 3: Making change happen
Energy Professional Interview: Lisa Gingell
Chapter 4: Airtightness and insulation
Energy Professional Interview: Phil Bilyard
Chapter 5: Lighting
Energy Professional Interview: Andrew Bray
Chapter 6: Passive heating, cooling and air conditioning
Energy Professional Interview: James White
Chapter 7: Active heating, cooling and air conditioning
Chapter 8: Minimising water use
Energy Professional Interview: Robert Kelk
Chapter 9: Renewable electricity
Energy Professional Interview: Kit Oung
Chapter 10: Making the financial case
Conclusion
Appendix