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050 0 4 _a333.72 $2 18
100 1 _aSmith, Peter F.
245 0 0 _aSustainability at the cutting edge
_bemerging technologies for low energy buildings
_h[electronic resource]
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aOxford
_bArchitectural Press
_c2007
300 _aeBook
350 _a27.99
505 2 _aSolar thermal energy -- Low energy techniques for cooling -- Geothermal energy -- Wind power -- Photovoltaic cells -- Fuel cells - Bioenergy -- Microgeneration and combined heat and power -- Small-scale hydro -- Wave and tide -- Prospects for the energy infrastructure -- Materials -- The photonic revolution
520 _aDescribes renewable technologies. Provides an overview of each area, including emerging possibilities. Covers designs which may be suitable for single building use. Also describes technologies suitable for large scale power production feeding into the grid. Describes how government legislation and international treaties will affect future building design. Gives an overview of the prospects of different materials. Case studies.
590 _aKA
650 2 4 _aEBOOK
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
856 4 8 _uhttps://www.vlebooks.com/
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