ABSTRACT

How does one tell the story of energy production, use, or conservation in a manner sufficiently convincing to influence policy, behavior, and design? Energy Accounts explores potential answers to this question through compelling images, data visualizations, narratives, and other examples of accounting for energy. Organized into a collection containing both examples of best practices and critiques, this impressive array of projects and contributors combines text and graphic material to explore different representations of energy data. Including work from Kieran Timberlake, SHoP, AMO, Lateral Office, WOHA, and many more, the book boasts a unique graphic design which supports and enhances its role as a valuable resource for professionals and students in architecture, engineering, and urban design.

part 1|77 pages

Accounting for Energy

chapter 8|10 pages

The Materialities of Big Data

part 2|99 pages

Representing Energy

chapter 12|10 pages

Bounding. More or Less

chapter 17|3 pages

Energy Accounts

chapter 20|5 pages

Spatializing Emergy Accounting

part 3|103 pages

Representing Climates and Regions

chapter 21|9 pages

A Country of Cities

chapter 23|5 pages

Scaling Regionalism

chapter 27|7 pages

Energy in Place

chapter 30|10 pages

Farming Fuel: The Power of Corn