A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems : fundamentals, techniques and examples / L.D. Danny Harvey
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TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2006Description: xiii, 701 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN: - 1844072436 (hbk.)
- 9781844072439
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [644]-690) and index
Environmental and energy-security imperatives -- Energy basics, climate and meteorological data, organizational strategy -- Thermal envelope and building shape, form, and orientation -- Heating systems -- Heat pumps -- Cooling loads and cooling devices -- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Domestic hot water -- Lighting -- Appliances, consumer electronics, and office equipment -- Active collection and transformation of solar and wind energy -- Comparison of embodied energy, operating energy, and associated greenhouse gas emissions -- Demonstrated energy savings in advanced new buildings and the role of the design process -- Energy savings through retrofits of existing buildings -- Community-integrated energy system -- Summary and conclusions