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Direct linkFien, John; Winfree, Tomi – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
The construction industry is contributing to the sustainability agenda through numerous strategies to improve energy efficiency in the design, materials, and operating conditions of buildings. However, this is only one driver of change in the construction sector. This article, which takes Australia as a case study, shows that many other drivers…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Energy Management, Energy Conservation, Power Technology
Peer reviewedSmith, Harry V. – Planning for Higher Education, 1982
The Mississippi County Community College large-scale energy experiment, featuring the emerging high technology of solar electricity, is described. The project includes a building designed for solar electricity and a power plant consisting of a total energy photovoltaic system, and features two experimental developments. (MLW)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, College Buildings, Electrical Systems
Download full textFlavin, Christopher – 1980
This monograph explores how architecture is influenced by and is responding to the global energy dilemma. Emphasis is placed on conservation techniques (using heavy insulation) and on passive solar construction (supplying most of a building's heating, cooling, and lighting requirements by sunlight). The basic problem is that architecture, like…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Climate, Conservation Education
Younger, Charles; Orsak, Charles G., Jr. – 1982
Designed for student use in "Energy Conservation and Passive Design Concepts," one of 11 courses in a 2-year associate degree program in solar technology, this manual provides readings, bibliographies, and illustrations for seven course modules. The manual, which corresponds to an instructor guide for the same course, covers the…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Building Design, Climate Control
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This course in energy audits is one of 16 courses in the Energy Technology Series developed for an Energy Conservation-and-Use Technology curriculum. Intended for use in two-year postsecondary technical institutions to prepare technicians for employment, the courses are also useful in industry for updating employees in company-sponsored training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This course in energy conservation is one of 16 courses in the Energy Conservation-and-Use Technology curriculum. Intended for use in two-year postsecondary technical institutions to prepare technicians for employment, the courses are also useful in industry for updating employees in company-sponsored training programs. Comprised of seven modules,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design
