. Cities are responsible for the largest component of global energy, water, and food consumption as well as related sewage and … paper discusses such new and innovative building services engineering systems, which could contribute to increased energy … integrated system approaches for the integrated and environmentally sound management of energy, water and organic waste, are used …

study explores possible pathways to sustainability by considering in quantitative detail four contrasting scenarios for the …

behaviour of energy and matter are not equally mirrored by thermodynamic laws. Thermodynamic insights as typically employed in …

Many factors to be appropriately addressed in moving towards energy sustainability are examined. These include … with the approach put forward, and options for energy sustainability and the broader objective of sustainability. Energy … sustainability is of great importance to overall sustainability given the pervasiveness of energy use, its importance in economic …

As many of us begin to embrace the concept of sustainability, we realize that it is not simply something that we ‘do ….’ Rather, sustainability is a destination that we aspire to reach with the selection of the sustainable pathways that we choose … as we proceed along the journey. We are embarking on a new journey with the creation of <i>Sustainability</i>, an on …

The transport sector is the second largest and one of the fastest growing energy end-use sectors, representing 24% of … global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The International Energy Agency has developed scenarios for the transport …

buildings in terms of comfortable living at low energy consumption, sustainability and durability. The objective of this study …

This paper concerns how sustainable and low carbon living can be enabled in new housing developments in the UK. It is … here recognized that consumption of energy and resources is not just what goes into the building, but also long …-term through occupancy and activities. Current approaches, which require housing developers to reduce the carbon emissions of the …

carbon emissions, reduced urban heat island effect, increased bio-diversity, housing temperature attenuation and reduced …, indicating that green roof retrofitting could lower the cooling energy demand considerably. …