E Business Energy and Facility Management

Sixty-nine papers from the World Energy Engineering Conference 2000, held in October 2000 in Atlanta. The work details technologies and new tools to improve efficiency of buildings and industrial plants, with an emphasis on changes in the energy marketplace as a result of global-warming policy initiatives and a deregulated environment. Sections cover energy management, geoexchange, energy service and power marketing center, combined heat and power, environmental technology and OSHA compliance, plant and facilities management, and e-commerce and Internet opportunities. There is no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)