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During the mid to late 1970s the energy crisis, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and global warming concerns became important international issues. The importance of these issues for the future of humanity has led to international efforts in sustainable development. The “Brundtland Report” (1987) entitled “Our Common Future” showed that economic growth at the world’s current rate was not sustainable on ecological grounds.
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), consisting of 30 countries.
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In this book the definition of free running that is used is: the state of a building that is naturally ventilated and does not use any mechanical equipment to maintain or improve its indoor thermal condition. In contrast, those buildings that are provided with an energy supply applied to heat/cool air or surfaces to maintain indoor conditions within a defined comfort zone are referred to as operating in conditioned mode.
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This issue is discussed in detail in the next chapter (See Sect. 2.5).
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See the EIA web site comparison with other projections, at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/pdf/forecast.pdf
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Kordjamshidi, M. (2011). Introduction. In: House Rating Schemes. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15790-5_1
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