Overview

Buildings represent sites of both enormous energy usage but also offer equally enormous opportunities for energy savings. This book presents a wide-ranging discussion on efficiency, air quality and conservation of energy in buildings. Current applications of temperature predicting models for buildings are discussed, including their association with thermal comfort, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems, and energy savings. Owing to the global energy crisis, energy conservation through energy efficient buildings has acquired prime importance. This book deals with various renewable energy technologies that can be integrated with building. Since low income housing is often designed primarily to minimise costs without consideration of operating costs, ways to integrate energy conservation in this setting are also presented.

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Author:   Joseph B Utrick
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   1.198kg
ISBN:  

9781607410492

ISBN 10:   1607410494
Pages:   451
Publication Date:   05 January 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; On the Numerical Study of Particle Dispersion in Indoor Airflow: Modelling Challenges; Evaluation of Modelling Techniques to Predict Indoor Temperature in Intelligent Buildings: A Literature Review; Designing Energy Efficient Buildings -- A Methodological Approach Based on Computer Simulation; The Role of Buildings Energy Efficiency in Mitigating Carbon Emissions in China; Energy Use in Canadian Buildings: What have we learned from recent data?; Building Integrated Renewable Energy Technologies: Embodied Energy, Economic Analysis and Potential of CO2 Emission Mitigation; Reducing the Cooling Load by Evaporative Cooling of the Roof; Life Cycle Considerations in Energy Conservation for Design of Low Income Housing; Application of Building Energy Simulation in the Sizing and Design Optimization of an Office Building and its HVAC Equipment; New Strategies of HVAC System Design Based on Climatic Effect on Indoor Air Conditions in Buildings from Northwest of Spain; The Physics of Vented Roofs in Hot and Temperate climates: Analysis of Different Strategies for the Reduction of Energy Consumption and the Improvement of Environmental Comfort; Suggestions for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Existing Building, Turkey Example; Thermal Perception and Energy Consumption: A Comparative Study Between Radiant Panel and Portable Convective Heaters; Performance Analysis of Geothermal District Heating and Geothermal Heat Pump Applications in Buildings; Energy Conservation and Efficiency in the Service Sector; Index.

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