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Energy management in buildings : the Earthscan expert guide / David Thorpe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Earthscan expert seriesPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Earthscan from Routledge, 2014Description: xvi, 229 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. ; pbkContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0415706467
  • 9780415706469
  • 9780415706469:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.26
Contents:
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.
Summary: "The role of the energy manager has evolved significantly as the task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from buildings has become increasingly important. Managers are now technical experts, negotiators, construction project managers, procurement specialists, efficiency advocates and often provide energy services to others. This comprehensive book covers how to: - conduct an energy audit - plan a monitoring and verification strategy - make any energy-saving campaign successful - evaluate and make the financial case for energy-saving measures - make use of free energy for lighting and managing heat loss and gain. It also contains a special chapters on: - ventilation, heating and cooling - demand management through automated systems - lighting - most requirements of industrial facilities - the management of data centres - regulatory requirements in Britain, Europe and the United States - the use of smart meters and monitoring - how to achieve zero energy buildings - the use of renewable energy. For all professional energy, building and facilities managers, energy consultants, students, trainees and academics. It takes the reader from basic concepts to the latest advanced thinking, with principles applicable anywhere in the world and in any climate."-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 658.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 82004

Includes index.

CW448

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"The role of the energy manager has evolved significantly as the task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from buildings has become increasingly important. Managers are now technical experts, negotiators, construction project managers, procurement specialists, efficiency advocates and often provide energy services to others. This comprehensive book covers how to: - conduct an energy audit - plan a monitoring and verification strategy - make any energy-saving campaign successful - evaluate and make the financial case for energy-saving measures - make use of free energy for lighting and managing heat loss and gain. It also contains a special chapters on: - ventilation, heating and cooling - demand management through automated systems - lighting - most requirements of industrial facilities - the management of data centres - regulatory requirements in Britain, Europe and the United States - the use of smart meters and monitoring - how to achieve zero energy buildings - the use of renewable energy. For all professional energy, building and facilities managers, energy consultants, students, trainees and academics. It takes the reader from basic concepts to the latest advanced thinking, with principles applicable anywhere in the world and in any climate."-- Provided by publisher.

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