Design Professional’s Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings

• Main Author: Eley, Charles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Buildings.; Design.; Environment, general.; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.; Building Types and Functions.; Design, general.

In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions per year—more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings are a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. We Have But One Earth
• 2. Smart Building Design
• 3. Here Comes the Sun
• 4. Energy Modeling
• 5. Making it all Work
• 6. Metrics and Boundaries
• 7. ZNE for the Mainstream
• 8. Beyond ZNE
• A Vision for Our Grandchildren.