Towards Net Zero in the Building Industry looks at the contributions that the building and construction industry can (and must) make to help achieve net zero carbon emissions. The building industry accounts for close to 40% of global emissions and this book brings together a global group of contributors from 15 countries to examine ways in which the industry can help with overall CO2 reduction. Coverage includes factors such as building design strategy, materials selection, use of local materials with a low carbon imprint, renewable energy use, energy conservation, greenery and appropriate aesthetics, building size and scale, climate suitability, building functionality and comfort, material recycling, and adoption of green policies.
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Brains for Buildings to Close the Performance Gap.- The Integrated Design Studio as Means to Achieve Zero Net Energy Building.- Green Urbanism With Genuine Green Architecture: An Exemplary Case in New York.- Net Zero Energy Buildings: A Study in Two Cities: Ajman and Lisbon.- The Proper Geometrical Parameters of Urban Street Profile to Enhance Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Highland Zone of Algeria.- Beyond Energy Efficiency: The Emerging Era of Smart Bioenergy.- Turning an Ordinary House Into Something Extraordinary on the Road to Net Zero.- Environmental Dimensions of Climate Change: Endurance and Change in Material Culture.- What It Takes to Go Net Zero: A Technical and a Social Challenge.- Zero Energy Houses for the Mediterranean: Energy Refurbishment Optimisation Studies of Residential Building Typologies in Cyprus.- Studies of Residential Building Typologies in Cyprus.- Simulated vs. Monitored Building Behavioulã#
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