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Defrosting for air source heat pump : research, analysis and methods
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ISBN: 0081025181 0081025173 9780081025185 9780081025178 Year: 2019 Publisher: Duxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts ; Kidlington, England : Woodhead Publishing,

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Dairy Sector: Opportunities and Sustainability Challenges
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ISBN: 3036538690 3036538704 Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Achieving success along the entire production and supply chain of a dairy sector depends explicitly on adopting a sustainable 'state of the art' approach. In this regard, understanding key sustainability indicators and challenges with a holistic approach is vital. Appropriate design, application of novel technologies, implementation of life cycle analysis, upgradation and optimization of the entire production line are some of the key factors to be measured. In addition, it is vital that due consideration is given to demands of the producers, consumers, and dependent industries. Nevertheless, concern for the environment, social security and economy of the region should not be ignored. Precise planning ('on-farm' and 'off-farm') assumes importance especially when circular economy strategies needs to be considered. With these as background, this book is focused towards identifying present opportunities and overcoming future sustainability challenges in the global dairy sector.

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Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- dairy --- water --- review --- modelling --- water footprint --- agriculture --- feed additive --- methane mitigation --- enteric emissions --- greenhouse gas --- climate change --- LCA --- environmental impacts --- intensification --- technical efficiency --- four-component model --- endogeneity --- input distance function --- meta-frontier --- stochastic frontier analysis --- dairy processing industry --- European Union --- proanthocyanidins --- condensed tannins --- secondary plant metabolites --- methane --- ruminants --- farm --- organization --- governance --- adoption --- agroecology --- practices --- regulation --- Brazil --- ammonia emissions --- dairy cow --- flushing --- freestall barn --- scraping --- heat pump --- dairy farming --- water heater --- ASHP --- ASHPWH --- usable water --- emissions --- sustainability --- farm type --- sustainable management --- small-/medium-scale animal farms --- food science --- customer experience design --- food well-being --- food psychology --- hedonia --- eudaimonia --- meaningful consumption --- artisan products --- local food --- profit cows --- economic sustainability --- knowledge transfer --- production disease --- production disease economics --- emission factor --- enteric fermentation --- gross energy --- milking cows --- dairy industry --- supply chain management --- safety failure factors --- interpretive structural modeling --- MICMAC analysis --- agro-livestock sector --- GHG emissions


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Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Both New and Rehabilitated
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ISBN: 3039287036 3039287028 Year: 2020 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Buildings are one of the main causes of the emission of greenhouse gases in the world. Europe alone is responsible for more than 30% of emissions, or about 900 million tons of CO2 per year. Heating and air conditioning are the main cause of greenhouse gas emissions in buildings. Most buildings currently in use were built with poor energy efficiency criteria or, depending on the country and the date of construction, none at all. Therefore, regardless of whether construction regulations are becoming stricter, the real challenge nowadays is the energy rehabilitation of existing buildings. It is currently a priority to reduce (or, ideally, eliminate) the waste of energy in buildings and, at the same time, supply the necessary energy through renewable sources. The first can be achieved by improving the architectural design, construction methods, and materials used, as well as the efficiency of the facilities and systems; the second can be achieved through the integration of renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.) in buildings. In any case, regardless of whether the energy used is renewable or not, the efficiency must always be taken into account. The most profitable and clean energy is that which is not consumed.

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artificial neural network --- thermal performance --- dynamic simulation --- building renovation --- zero energy building --- building --- energy productivity --- building sector --- three-phase unbalance minimization --- optimization --- seasonal performance factor (SPF) --- envelope transmittance --- demolition --- envelope airtightness --- building energy prediction --- energy --- Korean household energy consumption --- floor envelope design --- building refurbishment --- perturbation and observation --- glazing --- ground and water source heat pump (ASHP --- sensitivity --- energy efficiency promotion --- model predictive control --- renovation --- home energy management system --- energy tunnel --- performance parameter design --- air --- coefficient of performance (COP) --- Arab region --- building rehabilitation --- ground heat transfer --- residential buildings --- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB) --- policy design --- building user activity --- Leadership in Energy &amp --- lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) --- energy renovation --- energy performance --- urban modelling --- Maghreb --- analytical hierarchy process --- surface cooling --- thermal insulation --- Level(s) --- subtropical climate --- energy efficiency --- green building rating systems --- Ipomoea batatas --- big data --- life cycle cost analysis --- domestic hot water (DHW) --- multi-family buildings --- greenhouse --- building energy --- passive architecture --- prediction --- Haute Qualité Environnementale (HQE) --- Minimum-Energy Building (MEB) --- energy modeling --- Mashreq --- simulation engines --- HVAC demand --- test method --- adjustable step size --- life cycle cost --- energy saving ratio --- Environmental Design (LEED) --- influencing factors --- GSHP and WSHP) --- energy use --- subtropical climate building --- single-person household --- heat load --- energy performance standard --- technology package --- energy-performance gap --- GCC --- Building Research Establishment Assessment Method (BREEAM) --- energy pile --- nearly zero energy building --- co-simulation --- new construction --- space heating --- building stock energy demand --- low power loss --- maximum power point tracking --- envelope thermography --- extensive green roof --- OPERA-MILP

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