Book Description

A valuable reference library of BRE Digests, Information Papers, and Good Building and Repair Guides on installing renewable energy systems in the built environment.

This pack is one of a series of compilations of BRE background documents and current guidance and advice on the built environment, each offering exceptional value for construction professionals.

Contents

Background
Findings from the Penwithick Green Deal pilot scheme in Cornwall IP 7/14 (2014)
Funding renewable energy projects: an introduction to the Feed-In Tariff
and Renewable Heat Incentive schemes and associated funding options IP 18/12 (2012)
Making the most of renewable energy systems DG 531 (2014)

Types of renewable energy system
Renewable energy sources: how they work and what they deliver
Part 1 – Photovoltaics DG 532-1 (2014)
Part 2 – Wood fuels DG 532-2 (2014)
Part 3 – Electrically driven heat pumps DG 532-3 (2014)
Part 4 – Solar thermal hot water DG 532-4 (2014)

Installation of renewable energy systems
Building-integrated photovoltaic systems: challenges and opportunities
for manufacturers and specifiers IP 11/12 (2012)
Installation of photovoltaic panels on existing flat roofs IP 8/14 (2014)
Key factors for successful installations:
Biomass systems IP 7/11 (2011)
Photovoltaic systems on dwellings IP 8/11 (2011)
Large-scale low-carbon heating IP 9/11 (2011)
Ground source heat pumps and low temperature systems IP 10/11 (2011)
Solar thermal systems IP 11/11 (2011)
Micro-wind turbines on tall buildings IP 1/10 (2010)
Planning of domestic air source heat pumps to mitigate noise impacts IP 17/13 (2013)
Static and dynamic wind loads on building-mounted microwind turbines IP 14/12 (2012)
Wind loads on roof-mounted photovoltaic and solar thermal systems DG 489 (2014)

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(AP 313) Fire engineering

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