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Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Energy use"

Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Energy use"

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  • Adaptation and mitigation: synergies and trade-offs
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    Author: Thambiran, Tirusha ; Naidoo, Sasha Date: Oct 2017 Typically, mitigation and adaptation research has been developed separately, with the mitigation research community focused on taking a global approach to limiting cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The adaptation research community, ... Read more
  • Energy modelling software
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Jan 2010 The construction industry has turned to energy modelling in order to assist them in reducing the amount of energy consumed by buildings. However, while the energy loads of buildings can be accurately modelled, energy models often under-predict ... Read more
  • Indoor environmental health
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    Author: Parsons, S Date: Jan 2010 Indoor Environmental Health (IEH) is a comprehensive term that includes the effects of quantity of air, light and noise in a space and the physical, physiological and psychological aspects from colours, aesthetics, services, outdoor climate ... Read more
  • Lighting [The Essential Guide, Volume 2]
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Apr 2010 Lighting consumes about 30% of the energy used within commercial office space and about 10% of the energy used in a residential environment. Through conscientious design of the lighting systems, the lighting load can be significantly reduced ... Read more