A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy Systems: Fundamentals, Techniques and Examples

ISBN-13: 9781844072439 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 720 str.

Danny Harvey

Opis

Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The author offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings.

Spis treści

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 * Conditioning (HVAC) Systems * Water and Domestic Hot Water * Lighting * Appliances, Consumer Electronics, Office Equipment and Elevators * 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 Systems * Summary and Conclusions *

O autorze

L. D. Danny Harvey is a Professor at the University of Toronto, and brings a 25-year background in computer climate modelling and analysis of energy scenarios to the problem of how to create truly sustainable buildings.