Transition To Sustainable Buildings: Strategies And Opportunities To 2050

Thông tin sách: Transition To Sustainable Buildings: Strategies And Opportunities To 2050 (Paperback, 284 trang) – Organization For Economic Co-Operation & Developme, 2013. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

Buildings are the largest energy consuming sector in the world, and account for over one-third of total final energy consumption and an equally important source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Achieving significant energy and emissions reduction in the buildings sector is a challenging but achievable policy goal. Transition to Sustainable Buildings presents detailed scenarios and strategies to 2050, and demonstrates how to reach deep energy and emissions reduction through a combination of best available technologies and intelligent public policy. This IEA study is an indispensible guide for decision makers, providing informative insights on: Cost-effective options, key technologies and opportunities in the buildings sector; Solutions for reducing electricity demand growth and flattening peak demand; Effective energy efficiency policies and lessons learned from different countries; Future trends and priorities for ASEAN, Brazil, China