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In the earlier chapter we looked at Passive Design strategies and technologies that are built into the building and passively help by working with the ambient conditions in improving reducing the overall carbon footprint of the building. Active design technologies consume energy and hence the most important aspect of such technologies for green buildings is their energy efficiency i.e. the ratio of the output delivered over energy input. We would be looking at active design technologies in the following areas: Heating, cooling and ventilation; lighting; building services equipment such as pumps, lifts and escalators; and plug loads or receptacle loads.
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Jadhav, N.Y. (2016). Active Design Technologies. In: Green and Smart Buildings. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1002-6_5
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