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Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings (Paperback, 2nd None Ed.)
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Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings (Paperback, 2nd None Ed.)
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In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for
39% of carbon-dioxide emissions per year, more than any other
sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of
the earth in ways that will significantly affect future
generations. Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings are a practical and
cost-effective way to reduce our energy needs, employ clean solar
and wind technologies, protect the environment, and improve our
lives. Interest in buildings ZNE, which produce as much energy as
they use over the course of a year, has been growing rapidly. In
the Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings,
Charles Eley-draws from over 40 years of his own experience, and
interviews with other industry experts, to lay out the principles
for achieving ZNE buildings and the issues surrounding their
development. Eley emphasises the importance of building energy use
in achieving a sustainable future; describe show building energy
use can be minimized through smart design rand energy efficiency
technologies; and presents practical information on how to
incorporate renewable energy technologies to meet the lowered
energy needs.The book identifies the building types and climates
where-meeting the goal will be a challenge and offers solutions for
these special cases. It shows the reader, through examples and
explanations, that these solutions are viable and cost effective.
ZNE buildings are practical and cost-effective ways to address
climate change without compromising our quality of life. ZNE
buildings are an energizing concept and one that is broadly
accepted, yet there is little information on what is required-to
actually meet these goals. This book shows that the goal is
feasible and can be practically-achieved in most building-s, that
the construction industry is up to the challenge, and that we
already have the necessary technologies and knowledge.
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