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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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694 Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems
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make the mistake of pursuing sustainability as an absolute requirement. Green solutions
have gained marketing success, but we cannot build a “sustainable” version of a car, house
or ofce building, product, or an appliance because sustainability is a complex system
condition over a long time frame. We can see why sustainability has been much more
difcult to progress to the same practitioner level as safety engineering. New ideas for
identifying and assessing long-term risks and for managing the relationships between
species and generations need to be developed. The ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966