A reduction in the emissions arising from urban activities can be achieved by a combination of energy efficiency measures and a move away from fossil fuels. Progress may be enabled by the deployment of new materials and critical control within buildings and the adop1ion of building- integrated renewable energy conversion technologies. This paper describes the integration of cooperating passive and active renewable technologies within a major building refurbishment in Glasgow It also describes a method for the assessment of replication potential.
The Peterborough Environment City Trust has embarked on an ambitious energy saving programme involving the whole community Rose Riddell looks at what has been achieved so far.
Acoustic designers could be costing clients money by over-specifying acoustic solutions. Now, software has been developed that tracks how sound moves through a building and how to stop it
What does ASHRAE recommend for ventilation rates and why? How is recommended airflow determined for a space and for a mechanical ventilation system? The answers to these questions have evolved over the years.
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