Microgeneration : low energy strategies for larger buildings / Dave Parker.
Material type: TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; London : Architectural, 2009.Description: xii, 210 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780750684705 (pbk.) :
- 0750684704 (pbk.) :
- 0750684704
- 621.3121 PAR
- 621.3121 22
- TK1006
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 621.3121 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208987 |
Includes index.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Introduction--Passive solar water heating--Passive solar space heating--Photovoltaics--Wind power--Small-scale hydropower--Biomass heating--Passive cooling options--Active solar water heating--Active solar space heating--Pyrolisation, gasification and anaerobic digestion--Air, ground and water source energy--Active cooling options--Cogeneration, trigeneration and beyond--Energy stores--Combining technologies. Case studies. Manchester Civil Justice Centre--Drake Landing Solar Community--The Stornoway Waterwheel--Manchester College of Art and Technology--Holiday Home at Rock, North Cornwall. Index.
Dave Parker describes the many and varied microgeneration options, from wind turbines and solar power to biomass and heatsinks, and gives advice on how architects and developers can best access the increasingly large amount of government funding to help implement these strategies.