Building for a changing climate : the challenge for construction, planning and energy / Peter F. Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Peter F., 1930- |
| Other author | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010. |
| Description | xvi, 184 pages : illustrations, maps, plans |
| Supplemental Content | Click to View |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Prepare for four degrees -- 2. Probable future impacts of climate change -- 3. The UN carbon trading mechanism -- 4. Setting the pace towards climate-proof housing -- 5. Future-proof housing -- 6. Building-integrated solar electricity -- 7. Sun, earth, wind and water -- 8. Eco-towns : opportunity or oxymoron? -- 9. The housing inheritance -- 10. On-domestic buildings -- 11. Community buildings -- 12. Conventional energy -- 13. Coal : black gold or black hole? -- 14. Filling the gap; utility-scale renewables -- 15. The age beyond oil -- 16. The thread of hope. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009021376 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |