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BL
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980125
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b734495
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Peter F., (Peter Frederick),1930-
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| Title & Author
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Sustainability at the cutting edge : : emerging technologies for low energy buildings /\ Peter F. Smith.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier/Architectural Press,, 2007.
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1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages) :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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| ISBN
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0080475477
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: 9780080475479
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| Notes
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Previous edition: 2003.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front cover; Sustainability at the Cutting Edge; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Climate change and sustainable energy: The 2005 Prince Philip Lecture at the Royal Society of Arts by Sir John Houghton CBE FRS; Chapter 2 Solar thermal power; Chapter 3 Low energy techniques for cooling; Chapter 4 Geothermal energy; Chapter 5 Wind power; Chapter 6 Photovoltaic cells; Chapter 7 Fuel cells; Chapter 8 Bioenergy; Chapter 9 Microgeneration and combined heat and power; Chapter 10 Small-scale hydro; Chapter 11 Wave and tide.
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| Abstract
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Sustainability at the Cutting Edge is an essential guide to understanding the future direction of sustainable technology. This fully updated new edition deals not only with current best practice and state of the art case studies, but with the very latest emerging technologies which will transform the relationship between buildings and energy.
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| Subject
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Architecture and energy conservation.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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Architecture and energy conservation.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Sustainability Green Design.
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| Dewey Classification
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720.472
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| LC Classification
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NA2542.3.S63 2007eb
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