"The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international...

Recent global peer-review reports have concluded on importance of buildings in tacking the energy security and climate change challenges. To integrate the buildings energy efficiency into the policy agenda, significant research efforts have been recently done. More specifically, the public...

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...

To limit global warming, transitions in all sectors of activity to achieve major reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are imperative. Highly efficient net zero energy (NZE) homes that produce their own electricity from renewable sources are proposed as a solution to reduce energy use and...