A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems : fundamentals, techniques and examples / L.D. Danny Harvey.
By: Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny.
Publisher: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2006Description: xiii, 701 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9781844072439.Subject(s): Air conditioning from central stations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Heating from central stations -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 696 Online resources: Table of contents| Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Reference | Reference | Ref.TJ163.5.B84 H364 2006 (Browse shelf) | Not For Loan | AU0000000001669 |
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.