Screen LibraryDesign professional's guide to zero net energy buildings /
In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions per year--more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings are a...
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions per year--more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings are a practical and cost-effective way to reduce our energy needs, employ clean solar and wind technologies, protect the environment, and improve our lives. Interest in ZNE buildings, which produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year, has been growing rapidly. In the Design Professiona |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610917636 1610917634 9781610918237 1610918231 |
| Index Number: | NA2542 |
| CLC: | TU201.5 |
| Call Number: | TU201.5/E396 |
| Contents: | Preface -- 1. We Have But One Earth -- 2. Smart Building Design -- 3. Here Comes the Sun -- 4. Energy Modeling -- 5. Making it all Work -- 6. Metrics and Boundaries -- 7. ZNE for the Mainstream -- 8. Beyond ZNE -- A Vision for Our Grandchildren. |