A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings - Softcover

Harris, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138120693 ISBN 13: 9781138120693

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

This new edition of A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings begins by asking why we need to control energy use in buildings and proceeds to discuss how the energy consumption of a building can be assessed or estimated through an energy audit. It then details a range of interventions to reduce energy use and outlines methods of assessing the cost-effectiveness of such measures.

Topics covered include:

• where and how energy is used in buildings
• energy audits
• measuring and monitoring energy use
• techniques for reducing energy use in buildings
• legislative issues.

And new in this edition:

• the cooling of buildings
• fuel costs and smart metering
• and education and professional recognition.

It provides a template for instigating the energy-management process within an organization, as well as guidance on management issues such as employee motivation, and gives practical details on how to carry the process through. This book should appeal to building and facilities managers and also to students of energy management modules in FE and HE courses.

About this title

About the Author

Douglas J. Harris is an assistant professor in the Centre for Excellence in Sustainable Building Design at Heriot-Watt University, UK. He carries out research and teaching on energy use in buildings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138120693
• ISBN 13: 9781138120693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 170