Handbook of Process Integration (PI)

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Process Integration for Energy Saving in Buildings and Building Complexes

Petro O. Kapustenko and Olga P. Arsenyeva,     National Technical University – Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute, Ukraine

Abstract:

This chapter discusses the possibilities offered by implementing Process Integration for the efficient use of energy in buildings and building complexes. In many countries buildings account for about 40% of the total energy demand and 36% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, and are hence considered both consumers and producers of energy. Buildings can be categorised as industrial, residential, or commercial/public, with a further category for building complexes. A description of the Total Site Analysis (TSA) method is provided, with ...