Mike Malina

Delivering Sustainable Buildings (eBook, ePUB)

An Industry Insider's View

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118511039
• Artikelnr.: 37339449

Autorenporträt

Mike Malina is founder and Director of Energy Solutions Associates -a Building Services Engineering Practice in the field of Sustainable Engineering, Energy Management and Training. He has 30 years' related experience working at the start of his career in the offshore oil industry, then working in both the public and private sectors in related buildings and building engineering services sector. He is the principal trainer for the Building & Engineering Services Association (formally HVCA), Building Regulations Competent Persons Certification scheme for commercial and domestic HVACR work. Over many years Mike has conducted hundreds of building energy audits and has never been defeated in finding ways to save energy. In 2010 he won the HVR Consultant of the year award and in 2011 the Innovation and Sustainability outstanding contribution to the Industry award. Mike has spoken at many industry conferences and seminars, building a reputation for saying it as it is and cutting through all the 'greenwash'.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Terry Wyatt, Past President of CIBSE ix Preface xi About the
book xxiii About the author xxv Dedication and Acknowledgements xxvii
Glossary of abbreviations xxix Introduction 1 Early modelling and design
(BIM) 1 Technologies and applications 7 References 11 Section 1
Sustainability in the wider context 13 1 Making the right choices - the
sustainability dilemma 15 Objectivity is the key 15 Rigorous standards and
enforcement 17 Where will our energy come from in the future? 20 The leaky
bucket! 23 References 24 2 Planning ahead - the role of planning
authorities 25 A major influence? 25 Planning gain 27 The disconnect
between building control and planning 29 The Merton rule 30 Training for
planners and building control officers 32 Planning for the future 34
References 36 3 Legislative overview and meeting your legal obligations 37
Global targets and local actions 37 The European influence 38 Applying the
EPBD in the UK 41 Continuous change - Part L 2010-2013-2016 and a new EPBD
43 Taking the energy performance of buildings to the next level 44
Legislation levels, change and enforcement - opinion 45 Joined-up
government? 46 Looking forward 47 Enforcement 48 Some final thoughts 50
References 51 4 Paying for it - the finance question 53 Short-termism -
damages sustainability 53 Funding for sustainable building projects 56 The
cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one you never use! 59 What is the Green Deal?
61 References 65 Section 2 Delivering sustainable buildings 67 5 Delivering
an energy-efficient and sustainable building 69 The wider design process -
BREEAM 70 Learning from the manufacturing and car industry 72 Designing for
sustainable communities 73 Where is the electricity coming from? 75 Dynamic
demand control 76 Looking ahead 78 References 79 6 Managing energy and
reducing its use 81 Energy is too cheap 81 Energy use and carbon taxes 82
Energy management must be integrated 83 The energy management process 85
Data is everything 85 Training, communication and education 89 The
development of energy ratings 90 References 98 7 Water - a forgotten issue
99 Water and energy inexorably linked 99 Management of water in building
services 106 Grey water and rainwater harvesting 109 Water and pipework
infrastructure 111 References 113 8 Putting it together - the contractor's
role 115 Giving contractors room to work 115 The soft landings process 118
Towards proactive contracting 120 A sustainable future for contractors 121
Waste 125 Water 126 Adding value and opportunity 126 References 127 9 Main
plant and building services - HVAC systems 129 Fixed thinking - assigned to
the past 129 System design and application 131 Choice of heating systems
133 Ventilation 135 Air conditioning and comfort cooling 142 Bringing it
all together 143 Further reading 144 10 Getting and keeping control -
building energy management systems 145 BMS becomes BEMS and can save a lot
more energy 146 Evaluating an existing BEMS 148 Degree day analysis 149
Defining good control strategies 152 Example control strategies 153
Upgrading the BEMS - the business case 155 Specifying a new BEMS 156
Continuous optimisation 158 The BEMS needs user involvement 159 References
159 11 Commissioning and handover for energy efficiency 161 What is
commissioning? 164 The commissioning process 165 Regulations and standards
for commissioning 174 References 174 12 Keeping it all going - the
importance of maintenance to sustainability 175 Maintenance is fundamental
175 Is it worth the risk? 179 Thermal imaging - seeing in a different light
182 Application of thermal imaging to sustainable buildings 185 Linking
sustainability and maintenance 195 References 199 Section 3 The human
element 201 13 The skills challenge 203 Resurgence of skills 203 Case study
- East of England skills challenge 204 Manufacturers and trade associations
- role in training and skills 207 The green deal - implication on skills
209 References 212 14 Changing behaviours 213 Behaviour, attitudes and
perceptions 213 Convenience and resistance to change 215 Getting it right
from the start 216 Getting the workforce on board 218 References 219 15
Putting my own house in order 221 I had a dream 221 Jack of all trades 222
Greenfield or brownfield 222 Architect and planner-talk to the planners 224
Specification, materials and construction 225 Skills and knowing your
limitations 227 Mechanical and electrical 228 Sustainability dilemma 229
The future: improvement and continuous commissioning 230 References 231
Further information 232 16 Sharing our technology and expertise with the
developed and developing world 233 The big picture 233 Sharing our
expertise 235 What did the Romans do for us? 238 Business and exports 239
References 242 Further information 242 Conclusion - some big challenges
ahead 243 Index 247