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71. Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings

    By Paul Appleby

    Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings aims to provide a guide to members of design and masterplanning teams on how to deliver sustainable development and buildings cost effectively, meeting current and emerging UK and international statutory and planning requirements. Using a series of case...

    Published December 14th 2010 by Routledge
72. Rationality and Ritual

    Participation and Exclusion in Nuclear Decision-making, 2nd Edition

    By Brian Wynne

    Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

    In Rationality and Ritual, internationally renowned expert Brian Wynne offers a profound analysis of science and technology policymaking. By focusing on an episode of major importance in Britain's nuclear history – the Windscale Inquiry, a public hearing about the future of fuel reprocessing&...

    Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge
73. Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions

    Edited by Matthijs Prins, Robert Owen

    Series: Architectural Engineering and Design Management

    Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS) represent a significant new research trajectory in the integration of architecture and construction through the rapid adoption of new processes. This book examines the ways in which collaboration and new methods of contracting and procurement enhance...

    Published December 6th 2010 by Routledge
74. Renewable Energy

    Four Volume Set

    Edited by Bent Sorensen

    Series: Earthscan Reference Collections

    This four-volume set, edited by a leading expert in the field, brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of renewable energy as a defined discipline. Some of the papers were first published many years ago, but they remain classics in their...

    Published November 29th 2010 by Routledge
75. Selling Solar

    The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets

    By Damian Miller

    To solve the climate crisis, the world must make a wholesale shift to renewable energy technologies. With surging growth in emerging markets, this transformation takes on even greater urgency. The challenges – and opportunities – are immense. Selling Solar considers how such a shift...

    Published November 29th 2010 by Routledge
76. Renewable Energy and the Public

    From NIMBY to Participation

    Edited by Patrick Devine-Wright

    Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or...

    Published November 2nd 2010 by Routledge
77. The Renewable Revolution

    How We Can Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, Revitalize the Economy and Transition to a Sustainable Future

    By Sajed Kamal

    Our environment and society is threatened by fuel shortages, a changing climate and energy wars. In our race for survival we are awakened to the simple truth that the essential condition of sustainability lies in our ability to live within the limits and renewability of natural resources. It...

    Published October 26th 2010 by Routledge
78. Renewable Energy – The Facts

    By Walter Witzel, Dieter Seifried

    Interest in renewable energy has never been greater, but much uncertainty remains as to the role the various technologies will play in the transition to a low-carbon future. This book sets out the facts – how the technologies work, where and to what extent they are currently employed, and where the...

    Published October 14th 2010 by Routledge
79. The Pellet Handbook

    The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets

    By Gerold Thek, Ingwald Obernberger

    Biomass pellets are a suitable fuel type for a wide range of applications, from stoves and central heating systems up to large-scale plants, and with practically complete automation in all these capacities. This handbook, written and edited by experienced professionals from IEA Bioenergy Task 32 in...

    Published September 27th 2010 by Routledge
80. Solar Home Design Manual for Cool Climates

    By Shawna Henderson, Don Roscoe

    If you want an inexpensive, environmentally sound source of energy for your home, you need look no further than the sun. Solar heat is not subject to rate increases, is totally renewable, pollution free and requires little or no technology. It is here for you today, and can easily provide up to 50%...

    Published August 31st 2010 by Routledge