This book provides an insightful assessment of today's ESCO (energy services) industry around the world. Analyzing current trends, the volume discusses opportunities and problems of the ESCO industry in each country. It includes significant contributions by Pierre Langlois and Paolo Bertoldi. The author and contributors have reached into the far corners of the world to get trusted colleagues to tell the story of the energy services industry's development in their respective countries, and in their own words. Chapters cover selected countries from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, North America, South America, New Zealand and Australia, as well as the overall global picture.
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Business & Management
Energy
Reference

This practical guide and information covers how to treat existing indoor air problems effectively and how to prevent costly IAQ problems from occurring in the first place. A single discipline approach unfortunately tends to narrow both the control and the treatments options. This book cuts across professions to offer those concerned with the total facility a broader, more comprehensive approach to managing indoor air quality and mitigating indoor air quality problems. The third edition is extensively updated and edited in response to the rapid pace of changes and advances in the IAQ industry.
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Air Pollution
Facilities Management
Building Services Engineering
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Professional

Performance Contracting is a must-read for those concerned about energy and the environment. It examines state-of-the-art facts and pragmatic realities from financing to measurement and verification, and includes up-to-date how-to's for both end users and energy service companies. Readers will find expert advice on RFPs and RFQs, tips on making an energy project investment worthy, and guidelines for effectively negotiating and developing energy services agreements. They will also learn the key strategies for managing risks, both from a user's and a service provider's point of view, as well as ways to expand business and serve customers more effectively.
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Engineering Project Management
Energy
Finance
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This comprehensive 6-volume reference library provides an economical training, research, and reference resource for professionals involved in the non-technical aspects of energy management. It comprises six valuable references, presented in PDF format: Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies, Handbook of Financing Energy Projects, Information Technology for Energy Managers, Investment Grade Energy Audit, New Technologies for Energy Efficiency, and Web Based Energy Information & Control Systems. This easy-access CD-ROM features over 2300 pages of text, graphics, charts, and illustrations and is indexed with bookmarks for convenient navigation.
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Energy
Power Engineering
Business & Management
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With more than 1800 pages of text, graphics, charts and illustrations, the HVAC and Building Systems Reference Library CD provides an economical training, research, and reference resource for today's HVAC and facility professional. Addressing everything from HVAC system basics and efficient operation to a broad spectrum of control-related topics and indoor air quality management, the CD is indexed and uses bookmarks for convenient navigation. It includes the following books: HVAC Fundamentals; Managing Indoor Air Quality, Third Edition; Indoor Air Quality: A Guide for Facility Managers, Second Edition; Practical Controls: A Guide to Mechanical Systems; and HVAC Controls: Operation & Maintenance, Third Edition.
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Thermodynamics
Building Services Engineering
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This book is dedicated to the front line manager of America's economic life blood: energy. It is designed to help owners and managers first assess their organization's energy conditions, and then determine the best outsourcing strategies for needed services. The author shares experiences drawn from over 25 years in the energy business and work in over 30 countries, and provides succinct case studies to expand on important points raised and to provide insight into their application. The final section takes into account recent events which have highlighted the unpredictable situation surrounding our energy supplies, as well as how to make the most of it.
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Energy
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Professional