A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems : fundamentals, techniques and examples / L.D. Danny Harvey.
| Author/creator |
Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, |
| Description | xiii, 701 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [644]-690) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005034875 |
| ISBN | 1844072436 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781844072439 |
| ISBN | 9781844072439 |
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