Overview
- Offers extensive information on Deep Energy Retrofits to buildings
- Provides guidelines for engineers, public authorities, project developers, and architects alike
- Shares in-depth insights into best practices from Europe
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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This book provides detailed information on how to set up Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) in public buildings, and shares in-depth insights into the current status of the major technologies, strategies and practical best practice examples of how to cost-effectively combine them. Case studies from Europe are analyzed with respect to energy use before and after renovation, reasons for undertaking the renovation, co-benefits achieved, resulting cost-effectiveness, and the business models employed.
The building sector holds the potential for tremendous improvements in terms of energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, and energy retrofits to the existing building stock represent a significant opportunity in the transition to a low-carbon future. Moreover, investing in highly efficient building materials and systems can replace long-term energy imports, contribute to cost cutting, and create a wealth of new jobs. Yet, while the technologies needed in order to improve energy efficiency are readily available, significant progress has not yet been made, and “best practices” for implementing building technologies and renewable energy sources are still relegated to small “niche” applications.Offering essential information on Deep Energy Retrofits, the book offers a valuable asset for architects, public authorities, project developers, and engineers alike.
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Book Title: Deep Energy Retrofit Guide for Public Buildings
Book Subtitle: Business and Financial Models
Authors: Rüdiger Lohse, Alexander Zhivov
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14922-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14921-5Published: 24 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14922-2Published: 10 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 135
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Building Repair and Maintenance, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Development, Energy Systems, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings