Energy-efficient Office Refurbishment

This book was originally carried out as part of the OFFICE project, funded by the JOULE program of the European Commission. This first quarter of this book consists of a design manual for the refurbishment of multi-storey buildings, mostly commercial, to make them as energy efficient and environmentally friendly as possible. It deals with the European office typology, and with the statistics of energy consumption in European offices. The book suggests the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly way to refurbish offices using examples of real buildings and designs wherever possible. Each case study includes a building description, the retrofitting strategy, passive and low energy technologies used, energy assessment, comfort and environment assessment, financial assessment, client and market assessment, and conclusion.