Housing is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in Europe and America today and the construction of new homes offers an opportunity to address this issue. Providing homes that achieve "zero carbon"; "carbon neutral"; "zero-net energy" or "energy-plus" standard is becoming the goal of more innovative house-builders globally; whilst energy providers seek to decarbonise the energy supply to new and existing development.Various new technical systems for achieving these goals are beginning to emerge. For example the passive house whose energy requirement for space heating and cooling is almost zero; the smart grid that has revolutionized the management of energy; whilst enabling the connection of small-scale; renewable energy producers and electric vehicles to the grid; or the European super-grid which will enable zero carbon energy to be generated in the Sahara desert and stored in Norway.This book explores the diverse approaches that are being adopted around the world to deliver zero carbon homes and the different societal systems and geographic circumstances in which they have developed. It postulates a roadmap for delivering zero carbon homes; together with a toolbox approach for policy and practice to suit particular national and local circumstances.A series of case studies are presented that offer lessons for delivering zero carbon homes. These examples are also used to demonstrate how prototype systems can move into the mainstream. The book highlights some of the instruments and mechanisms that could be used to support this transformation and addresses the wider implications of introducing these innovative systems in terms of industry; lifestyle and urban form.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Every Song From the Show. Outtakes and All.By Denise E.The book contains every major song from the original broadway show; the movie; and the 1998 revival with Alan Cummings. It also includes the outtakes. I primarily bought the book for the outtakes and the songs from the original broadway musical. For its completeness; I give it 5 stars.The standards are there; of course; but those songs appear in tons of compilations. I was more interested in songs like Good time Charlie and the Telephone Song. Im always disappointed that vocal collections drop out everything but the hits of the show; and I was pleasantly surprised that this one didnt.I have an old copy of the Cabaret movie vocal selections book; and theres no comparison. This is the better book; hands down. However; I only played through it a few times; but didnt spend the time to compare with the score to see how much is a literal transcription verses a watered down version. Regardless; Maybe this Time is in a higher key than normal; which didnt bother me; but that does mean that some of the keys are different.. One tiny complaint - if you want the German lyrics for "Tomorrow Belongs to Me;" its not there. However; my edition DOES contain I Dont Care Much.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. " The arrangement is poor and oversimplifiedBy EmilyI bought this because I wanted a vocal/piano arrangement of "Maybe This Time." The arrangement is poor and oversimplified. The piano part is merely chords and an echo of the vocal line. There are none of the cool piano filler motifs like in the recording. Sadface0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. amazing amount of songsBy drmThis book is great because it features all the songs from Cabaret; and I mean literally all the songs including the bonus ones from the original broadway show cd which I was shocked to see.