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1. Energy efficiency, resilience to future climates and long-term sustainability: the role of the built environment.

Author

M. J. Kelly

Subjects
*ENERGY consumption, *ECOLOGICAL resilience, *CLIMATE change, *SUSTAINABLE development, *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering of buildings
Abstract

Just under half of all energy consumption in the UK today takes place indoors, and over a quarter within our homes. The challenges associated with energy security, climate change and sustainable consumption will be overcome or lost in our existing buildings. A background analysis, and the scale of the engineering challenge for the next three to four decades, is described in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010
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