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The drive for a sustainable built environment is resulting in a greater focus on the range of technologies available and the level of performance that such technologies can achieve. Performance is typically measured across a number of factors but most usually comprises a relationship between cost of purchase and energy saved. The performance levels of renewable technologies can be improved but the improvements are not always financially cost-effective. However, there are other measures of performance that CIC Start Online supported projects have identified. These may be as simple as the manner in which communication about sustainability issues takes place (ineffective communication results in no positive conservation/reduction actions). There may also be a case for changing the measure of performance away from a financial base and towards a base that is focused on reduction of, for example, CO2 levels. The overall message however seems to be that ‘solutions’ in the context of technologies should not be evaluated in isolation; the ‘big picture’ remains important.
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Moore, D.R. (2013). Technologies. In: Dimitrijević, B. (eds) Innovations for Sustainable Building Design and Refurbishment in Scotland. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02478-3_5
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