Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The author offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings.
'I predict that it will become the 'bible' of the field... In my career, it's been difficult to spot a future classic even before it was published, but this is such a classic'
Mark D. Levine, Director, Energy Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
'Explains in an easily understandable but not trivial way the factors that affect energy consumption, from building design to HVAC systems and systems serving communities'
Michael Holmes, Consultant to Ove Arup, UK
'Technology compendia such as this book will become increasingly valuable as designers rethink conventional patterns to benefit from working with nature, not against it'
Stephen Pope, Sustainable Buildings and Communities, Natural Resources Canada
'It will be the definitive sustainability sourcebook in our studio library'
Ken Shuttleworth and Gary Rawlings, MAKE Architects, London, UK
'The book is a real tour de force'
Professor J. Clarke, Director, Energy Systems Research Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Since the book was written (published 2006) our
energy costs in the world have soared. ... We all need the book now.
Geoffrey Brundrett, International Journal of Ambient Energy
