New Books: Transition to Sustainable Buildings --Strategies and Opportunities to 2050 by IEA (Jun 2013)

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Transition to Sustainable Buildings --Strategies and Opportunities to 2050, 290 paages, ISBN 978-92-64-20241-2, paper €100, PDF €80 (2013) Type: Studies Subject: Energy Efficiency ; Energy Policy ; Technology ;Buildings Available now in PDF. The paper version will be available mid July. 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, the European Union, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and the United States; - implementing a systems approach using innovative products in a cost effective manner; and - pursuing whole-building (e.g. zero energy buildings) and advanced-component policies to initiate a fundamental shift in the way energy is consumed. This publication is part of the Energy Technology Perspectives series and one of three end-use studies, together with industry and transport, which looks at the role of technologies and policies in transforming the way energy is used. Illustrations: Final energy consumption by sector and buildings energy mix, 2010 Energy consumption by region and energy source in the buildings sector, 1990 and 2010 Buildings sector energy consumption by energy source Energy and CO2 emissions savings from 6DS to 2DS in the residential sub-sector Energy and CO2 emissions savings from 6DS to 2DS in the services sub-sector

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