Chapter 5Whole carbon footprint
In the introduction to this book the whole carbon footprint (which is also a proxy for energy resource consumption) was defined as the greenhouse gas emissions associated with:
- Operating energy – the electricity, gas and other fuels used in a building for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, hot water, computers, servers and other equipment.
- Embodied energy – the energy consumed in manufacturing, delivering and installing the materials used to build, fit-out and refurbish ...
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