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050 00 TH880 |bS64 2011 
100 1  Smith, Geoffrey B. |q(Geoffrey Beaton) 
245 10 Green nanotechnology : |bsolutions for sustainability and 
       energy in the built environment / |cGeoffrey B. Smith, 
       Claes G. Granqvist. 
260    Boca Raton, FL : |bCRC Press, |c2011 
300    xxiii, 447 p., [12] p. of plates : |bill. (some col.) ; 
       |c25 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505    Green nanotechnology: introduction and invitation -- In 
       harmony with the environment: nature's energy flows and 
       desired materials properties -- Optical materials science 
       for green nanotechnology: the basics -- Visual indoors-
       outdoors contact and daylighting: windows -- Electric 
       lighting and daylighting: luminaries -- Heat and 
       electricity: solar collectors and solar cells -- Coolness:
       high-albedo surfaces and sky cooling devices -- Supporting
       nanotechnologies: air sensing and cleaning, thermal 
       insulation, and electrical storage -- Conclusions: 
       nanotechnologies for a sustainable future. 
520    This book explores the science and technology of tiny 
       structures that have a huge potential to improve quality 
       of life while simultaneously achieving reductions in the 
       use of fossil fuels. It examines energy flows in nature 
       and how the optical properties of materials can be 
       designed to harmonize with those flows. It then discusses 
       the properties that can be achieved in real materials to 
       take advantage of nature's energy flows 
650  0 Sustainable buildings |xDesign and construction 
650  0 Nanotechnology 
650  0 Buildings |xElectric equipment 
650  0 Buildings |xEnergy conservation 
650  0 Sustainable construction 
650  0 Electronic apparatus and appliances 
700 1  Granqvist, Claes G