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The New Net Zero

Author : Bill Maclay
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160358448X
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The New Net Zero written by Bill Maclay and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new threshold for green building is not just low energy, it's net-zero energy. In The New Net Zero, sustainable architect Bill Maclay charts the path for designers and builders interested in exploring green design's new-frontier net-zero-energy structures that produce as much energy as they consume and are carbon neutral. In a nation where traditional buildings use roughly 40 percent of the total fossil energy, the interest in net-zero building is growing enormously--among both designers interested in addressing climate change and consumers interested in energy efficiency and long-term savings. Maclay, an award-winning net-zero designer whose buildings have achieved high-performance goals at affordable costs, makes the case for a net-zero future; explains net-zero building metrics, integrated design practices, and renewable energy options; and shares his lessons learned on net-zero teambuilding. Designers and builders will find a wealth of state-of-the-art information on such considerations as air, water, and vapor barriers; embodied energy; residential and commercial net-zero standards; monitoring and commissioning; insulation options; costs; and more. The comprehensive overview is accompanied by several case studies, which include institutional buildings, commercial projects, and residences. Both new-building and renovation projects are covered in detail. The New Net Zero is geared toward professionals exploring net-zero design, but also suitable for nonprofessionals seeking ideas and strategies on net-zero options that are beautiful and renewably powered.

Citizen Activities in Energy Transition

Author : Sampsa Hyysalo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367680251
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Citizen Activities in Energy Transition written by Sampsa Hyysalo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction : citizens in energy innovation and sociotechnical change -- The biographies of artifacts and practices methodology for the study of sociotechnical change -- Initial focus : user innovation in sustainable energy technologies -- Broadening the inquiry : new internet-based energy communities -- Zooming out : user activities and series of configurational movements in energy transition -- Conclusions and implications for management and policy.

Revolutionary Power

Author : Shalanda Baker
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642830674
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Power written by Shalanda Baker and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, completely upending the energy grid of the small island. The nearly year-long power outage that followed vividly shows how the new climate reality intersects with race and access to energy. The island is home to brown and black US citizens who lack the political power of those living in the continental US. As the world continues to warm and storms like Maria become more commonplace, it is critical that we rethink our current energy system to enable reliable, locally produced, and locally controlled energy without replicating the current structures of power and control. In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system. Revolutionary Power is a playbook for the energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system. She draws from her experience as an energy-justice advocate, a lawyer, and a queer woman of color to inspire activists working to build our new energy system. Climate change will force us to rethink the way we generate and distribute energy and regulate the system. But how much are we willing to change the system? This unique moment in history provides an unprecedented opening for a deeper transformation of the energy system, and thus, an opportunity to transform society. Revolutionary Power shows us how.

The Power of Existing Buildings

Author : Robert Sroufe
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 164283050X
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Existing Buildings written by Robert Sroufe and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your building has the potential to change the world. Existing buildings consume approximately 40 percent of the energy and emit nearly half of the carbon dioxide in the US each year. In recognition of the significant contribution of buildings to climate change, the idea of building green has become increasingly popular. But is it enough? If an energy-efficient building is new construction, it may take 10 to 80 years to overcome the climate change impacts of the building process. New buildings are sexy, but few realize the value in existing buildings and how easy it is to get to “zero energy” or low-energy consumption through deep energy retrofits. Existing buildings can and should be retrofit to reduce environmental impacts that contribute to climate change, while improving human health and productivity for building occupants. In The Power of Existing Buildings, academic sustainability expert Robert Sroufe, and construction and building experts Craig Stevenson and Beth Eckenrode, explain how to realize the potential of existing buildings and make them perform like new. This step-by-step guide will help readers to: understand where to start a project; develop financial models and realize costs savings; assemble an expert team; and align goals with numerous sustainability programs. The Power of Existing Buildings will challenge you to rethink spaces where people work and play, while determining how existing buildings can save the world. The insights and practical experience of Sroufe, Stevenson, and Eckenrode, along with the project case study examples, provide new insights on investing in existing buildings for building owners, engineers, occupants, architects, and real estate and construction professionals. The Power of Existing Buildings helps decision-makers move beyond incremental changes to holistic, results-oriented solutions.

New Communities

Author : United States. New Communities Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book New Communities written by United States. New Communities Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Communities

Author : United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book New Communities written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Energy and Civilization

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262536161
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Energy and Civilization written by Vaclav Smil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity—for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts—from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.

Oversight Hearings on the New Communities Program

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Oversight Hearings on the New Communities Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Zero Net Energy Case Study Homes

Author : Edward Dean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781791732431
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Zero Net Energy Case Study Homes written by Edward Dean and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of in-depth case studies of zero-net-energy (ZNE) residential structures. Following the same descriptive approach and format of Volumes 1-3 of the previously published Zero Net Energy Case Study Buildings, this book focuses entirely on examples of housing archetypes in the United States. These include the single-family private house, one-off spec houses, manufactured housing, tract house developments and mixed-use multifamily projects. In this well-illustrated book, all the case study projects are described in terms of how they were built to achieve verified ZNE performance, that is, the energy used by the building over the course of a year was equal to the amount of energy supplied by its on-site renewable energy system. This book goes beyond recent publications on ZNE buildings with its reporting and analysis of the actual measured energy use and renewable energy production, including graphs and charts of this performance over a full year, verifying actual achievement of the zero-net-energy goal. As in the previous volumes, each case study concludes with a candid discussion of post-occupancy issues and "lessons learned" for the project. Enhanced by many beautiful photographs, architectural drawings and illustrations, it is attractive and easy to read, while still providing detailed technical information common to all the case study residential projects.

Planning New Towns

Author : U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning New Towns written by U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group and published by Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs. This book was released on 1981 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Energy Communities

Author : Sabine Loebbe
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323911390
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Energy Communities written by Sabine Loebbe and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy Communities explores core potential systemic benefits and costs in engaging consumers into communities, particularly relating to energy transition. The book evaluates the conditions under which energy communities might be regarded as customer-centered, market-driven and welfare-enhancing. The book also reviews the issue of prevalence and sustainability of energy communities and whether these features are likely to change as opportunities for distributed energy grow. Sections cover the identification of welfare considerations for citizens and for society on a local and national level, and from social, economic and ecological perspectives, while also considering different community designs and evolving business models. - Defines and conceptualizes the energy community for the current generation of researchers and practitioners facing the energy transition - Explores the main benefits and challenges in forming energy communities and to what extent they are welfare-enhancing - Examines under what terms, conditions, regulations or policies energy communities can be beneficially and successfully organized and why - Reviews the combination of business models and forms of organization which are conducive to economic feasibility and the commercial success of energy communities

An Evaluation of the Federal New Communities Program

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book An Evaluation of the Federal New Communities Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309156866
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States by : National Research Council

Download or read book Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leaving consumers and the industrial and service sectors looking for ways to reduce energy use. To achieve greater energy efficiency, we need technology, more informed consumers and producers, and investments in more energy-efficient industrial processes, businesses, residences, and transportation. As part of the America's Energy Future project, Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. The book evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment, and provides an analysis of costs, barriers, and research needs. This quantitative characterization of technologies will guide policy makers toward planning the future of energy use in America. This book will also have much to offer to industry leaders, investors, environmentalists, and others looking for a practical diagnosis of energy efficiency possibilities.

Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1975

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1975 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Energy Island

Author : Allan Drummond
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374321841
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Energy Island written by Allan Drummond and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells how the people of Danish island of Samso decided to use wind energy to power their lives and became the "Energy Island."

Community Energy Self-reliance

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Community Energy Self-reliance written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Bill, 1972

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1554 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Bill, 1972 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: