Energy Audit and Planning for both existing and new-to-build buildings has been of increasing interest during the last years due to growing environmental concerns. Especially historic buildings, such Craiglockhart Primary School, which are of great importance because of their special architectural characteristics, are energy-demanding structures of incomplete and outdated technology. Improving the energy efficiency of such buildings would mean environmental and financial benefits as well as retaining of the historical heritage of Edinburgh. Additionally, integration of renewable sources in such buildings would result in a further gain from renewable heat incentives and in greener building as well. Firstly, this paper summarizes a study of possible actions for improving the energy efficiency of such buildings. Secondly, assuming that the proposed measures have been applied, possibility of renewables’ integration is assessed. Heat pumps and biomass integration is investigated and a hybrid system is finally proposed. This paper evaluates level of improvement and cost for all scenarios explored after considering possible constraints.

Part of the 9th annual dg.o international conference, this workshop is a forum for presentation and discussion of eRulemaking. The conference is presented by the Digital Government Society of North America (DGSNA), with major support from the US National Science Foundation.

A moving-coil type pickup cartridge comprises a vibration system including a stylus for tracing a sound groove of a record disc, at least one coil plate adapted to vibrate in response to vibration of the stylus of the vibration system, and an arrangement for producing magnetic fields with respect to the coil plate. The coil plate has at least one coil formed by thin film in a spirally-shaped pattern. The magnetic field producing arrangement has at least one permanent magnet for producing magnetic fields wherein are produced magnetic fluxes of mutually opposite directions respectively in regions of the coil resulting from substantially halving of the coil in the vibration direction thereof.