Harvey (geography, U. of Toronto) draws on his quarter-century of computer climate modelling and analyzing energy scenarios, and help from colleagues in many disciplines and countries, to alert architects and engineers to the potential for dramatically reducing the energy use of new buildings compared to current conventional practice, and for reducing the energy use of existing building through renovation and retrofits. He systematically goes through all uses of energy in a building, showing how to reduce energy use by a factor of two or three without compromising comfort or services. Distributed in the US by Stylus. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby lessen the likelihood of potentially catastrophic climate change. Bringing together a wealth of hard-to-obtain information on energy use and energy efficiency in buildings at a level which can be easily digested and applied, Danny Harvey offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings. Topics covered include: thermal envelopes, heating, cooling, heat pumps, HVAC systems, hot water, lighting, solar energy, appliances and office equipment, embodied energy, buildings as systems and community-integrated energy systems (cogeneration, district heating, and district cooling). The book includes exemplary buildings and techniques from North America, Europe and Asia, and combines a broad, holistic perspective with technical detail in an accessible and insightful manner.
