Delivering Sustainable Buildings (PDF)

The UK government has committed to reducing the nation's
carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. Buildings currently use almost
half of the UK's generated energy and they are now the focus
of an unprecedented drive to cut energy use in our homes, offices,
schools, libraries - in fact in almost every building, public
or private.

Delivering Sustainable Buildings: an industry insider's
view offers peer-to-peer insights and advice from a leading
practitioner in this field and brings together in one book an
overview of the main issues to consider when creating
energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. A resource to dip into
for practical advice, which is both highly readable and also backed
up by in-depth technical knowledge, giving the important points to
note and common pitfalls to avoid. Based on observations of
an author with hands-on experience of dealing with the various
elements of the building services engineering industry, the book
gives a unique insight into the particular challenges faced by
designers, project managers, contractors and installers working to
deliver lower carbon and sustainable building projects and
operation.

There is a lot of guidance on sustainable buildings available
from reputable sources including BRE, CIBSE, B&ES, ECA and
BSRIA. This book is different in that it speaks directly to
contractors and practitioners, with practical messages dealing with
real on-site challenges, offering practical advice based on
experience. Many contractors are now faced with a business choice
of offering services related to issues of the energy hierarchy,
minimising energy use, providing good building automation and
controls and then looking further at
microgeneration/renewables. Here they must decide what
technologies might be suitable for their businesses, as well as
considering what level of training is required before they or their
employees can start to work with these technologies.

Delivering Sustainable Buildings: an industry insider's
view will help specialist contractors and facilities managers
understand sustainable buildings at the strategic level
(legislation, finance, training) and then to offer practical advice
on various aspects of sustainable buildings (water use,
energy-efficient building services, commissioning and keeping the
building maintained to optimum performance) to their clients.