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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141506103321

Autore

Malina Mike

Titolo

Delivering sustainable buildings [[electronic resource] ] : an industry insider's view / / Mike Malina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-51102-6

1-299-15899-4

1-118-51104-2

1-118-51103-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

690.028/6

Soggetti

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Sustainability in the wider context -- section 2. Delivering sustainable buildings -- section 3. The human element.

Sommario/riassunto

The UK government has committed to reducing the nation's carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. Buildings currently use almost half of the UK's generated energy and they are now the focus of an unprecedented drive to cut energy use in our homes, offices, schools, libraries - in fact in almost every building, public or private.  Delivering Sustainable Buildings: an industry insider's view offers peer-to-peer insights and advice from a leading practitioner in this field and brings together in one book an overview of the main issues to consider when creating energy-efficient and sustainable