Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management.

Governments across the globe are setting targets for reducing their carbon emissions. For example, the UK Government has committed to an eighty per cent reduction by 2050, when twenty-eight million buildings that currently exist will still be standing; this represents a challenge to improve the ener...

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Main Author: Appleby, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Summary:Governments across the globe are setting targets for reducing their carbon emissions. For example, the UK Government has committed to an eighty per cent reduction by 2050, when twenty-eight million buildings that currently exist will still be standing; this represents a challenge to improve the energy efficiency of more than one building per minute between now and 2050! This is a problem that needs tackling worldwide and is a challenge to both the refurbishment sector of the global construction industry and to those who own and operate existing buildings. Sustainable Retrofit and.
Physical Description:1 online resource (682 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135121778
113512177X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.