What colour is your building? measuring and reducing the energy and carbon footprint of buildings
Defining and reducing the carbon footprint of a new or refurbished building can be a daunting task. There are lots of tools to measure the environmental impact of buildings, but they all measure energy and CO2 in different ways, and they do not measure the whole carbon footprint. What Colour is your...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
RIBA
2013
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Energy and carbon in buildings
- How much energy do buildings use?
- Embodied carbon
- Transport carbon
- Whole carbon footprint
- Ten steps to reducing energy consumption
- Renewable energy
- Lower carbon materials
- Green travel
- Making the business case
- In conclusion