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energy management supply and conservation
p energy its source security price and the efficiency of its use are increasingly important issues for a diverse range of people . p energy management supply and conservation is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy energy management and auditing and the design of sustainable energy facilities . it considers the systems needed to create low energy sustainable buildings including passive solar design energy efficient heating and air conditioning and combined heat and power . in addition the book includes substantial sections on renewable energy transport energy and energy economics . this new edition includes the latest in alternate energy technology for example wind turbines and solar panels as well as updating important energy values and statistics . p the book s readable style along with its many figures tables and worked examples make it an ideal text for courses on energy management environmental engineering architectural engineering and building services engineering . it will also be useful as a definitive handbook for professionals in the environmental construction utilities and facilities management sectors as well as being of interest to those involved in sustainability economics and environmental policy making . p clive beggs is professor of medical technology at the university of bradford . he is both a mechanical engineer and a biomedical scientist who for many years has had an interest in ways in which energy is utilized and consumed . he is an expert in the fields of energy management and low energy building design with many years experience of the design and installation of mechanical services within the construction industry . he is a well known international speaker and is author of many scientific papers on low energy and environmentally friendly building design . he is a holder of the cibse carter bronze medal for his work on desiccant cooling .