La 4e de couverture indique : "Cet ouvrage offre au lecteur un panorama complet de l'efficacité énergétique. La nature des enjeux est précisée et replacée dans le contexte énergétique mondial. Les méthodes qui permettent d'évaluer les économies d'énergie et leurs coûts sont...

State-level building energy codes have been around for over 40 years, but recent empirical research has cast doubt on their effectiveness. A potential virtue of standards-based policies is that they may be less regressive than explicit taxes on energy consumption. However, this conjecture has...

Decarbonising the energy sector is crucial to reach future climate and energy goals. As established by the Energy Performance of Building Directive recast, Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) are the mandatory building target in Europe for all new buildings from 2021 onwards. In the light of...