Carbon footprint analysis : concepts, methods, implementation, and case studies / Matthew John Franchetti, Defne Apul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franchetti, Matthew J.

Contributor:

Apul, Defne.

Series:

Industrial innovation series.

Industrial innovation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Measurement.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Air--Pollution--Measurement.

Air.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Case studies.

Greenhouse gas mitigation.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

ENVIROnetBASE

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a technical and practical guide to measure and minimize greenhouse gas emissions for any organization, from manufacturing to service facilities. It serves as an up-to-date source of technical information related to current and potential greenhouse gas emission minimization practices. Providing a detailed framework, it outlines an assessment procedure that has been refined over the past five years on more than 20 assessments. The text offers a step-by-step guide to conduct analyses and includes case studies demonstrating the application-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author Biographies; Chapter 1 - Definitions of Carbon Footprint Analysis and Related Concepts; Chapter 2 - Benefits of Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Minimization; Chapter 3 - Environmental Laws and Regulations; Chapter 4 - Standards for Carbon Footprint Analysis; Chapter 5 - GHG Protocol; Chapter 6 - Metrics and Performance Measurement for Carbon Footprint Analyses; Chapter 7 - Energy and Greenhouse Gas Calculators Available on the Internet; Chapter 8 - Carbon Footprints of Some Entities

Chapter 9 - Introduction: The System Approach to Carbon Footprint and Energy ReductionChapter 10 - The Six Sigma Systems Approach for Deployment; Chapter 11 - Deployment Alternatives; Chapter 12 - Creating a Successful Project Launch; Chapter 13 - The General Approach to Greenhouse Gas and Energy Analyses; Chapter 14 - Employee Training; Chapter 15 - Higher Education Carbon Management; Chapter 16 - Energy Analysis and Minimization in Manufacturing; Chapter 17 - Energy Analysis and Minimization in Health Care; Chapter 18 - Energy Analysis in Minimization in Construction and Manufacturing

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-006138-9

0-429-10988-1

1-4398-5784-9

9780429109881

OCLC:

796383469