chapter 1
Retrofit in Practice
Introduction
This is a book about altering, remodelling, recladding and refurbishing buildings to achieve reductions in operational energy consumption. It is not a technical guide – there being a steady stream of such guidance readily available – but a combination of case studies and essays that explore the wider context of energy-conserving retrofit projects, addressing the questions: How can they be financed? How does government policy impact on them? How do we tell whether the intended energy savings have been achieved? How can the science of measuring performance inform design? What can we ...
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