Heating, lighting, ventilation

Analyses, in conjunction with Internal Components, the performance requirements of building components and the effectiveness of typical solutions.

Solar cooling is most effective where it is most needed - in the tropics.

Heat your home with 80% less wood while eliminating smoke, ash, and constant fire-tending.

Heat Transfer: Current Applications of Air Conditioning deals with problems and applications of air conditioning.

Compiled by AECOM, the 2024 edition has been updated with the latest pricing information to help you manage your projects over the next 12 months through this challenging period of high inflation and financial uncertainty.

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor within the commercial property sector.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

Environment and Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the technical aspects of building design and construction in the fields of physical environment and services installation.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

The second edition of Gas Installation Technology will be of interest to all concerned with gas installation work, whether plumbers, heating engineers or dedicated gas fitters.

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are no longer confined to use in commercial signage and have now moved firmly, and with unquestioned advantages, into the field of commercial and domestic lighting.

This important new book bridges the gap between works on classical control and process control, and those dealing with HVAC control at a more elementary level, which generally adopt a qualitative and descriptive control.

The ninth edition of Thermodynamics and Heat Power contains a revised sequence of thermodynamics concepts including physical properties, processes, and energy systems, to enable the attainment of learning outcomes by Engineering and Engineering Technology students taking an introductory course in thermodynamics.

Heat Exchangers: Operation, Performance, and Maintenance, Third Edition covers heat exchanger installation, commissioning and operation, and maintenance and performance monitoring in service.

Water, sanitary and waste services represent a substantial proportion of the cost of construction, averaging 10% of the capital costs of building and with continuing costs in operation and maintenance.

District Heating: Thermal Generation and Distribution details the various applications of thermal energy from different sources in providing a centralized generation and distribution of heat services.

This book provides a complete introduction to plumbing services.

Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications offers a blend of theory and practical applications for a complete understanding of thermodynamics for various engineering applications.

Many client organisations occupy large and often diverse property estates which require significant expenditure on maintenance, alterations, refurbishment or small-scale new building work.

Passive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings.

Solar Energy Applications in Houses: Performance and Economics in Europe provides information on the state of development of solar space and water heating technology and on the influence of climatic and economic factors on the attractiveness of solar systems.

Building Services Design Methodology clearly sets out and defines the building services design process from concept to post-construction phase.

Sustainable Advanced Solar Passive House provides a platform to disseminate knowledge regarding the basics of solar energy, heat transfer, and solar houses, including designing concepts.

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO THE 2011 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODEWritten by a Master Electrician, 2011 National Electrical Code Chapter-by-Chapter offers an in-depth analysis of the NEC with particular attention to the order in which various elements appear.

The inverse design approach is new to the built environment research and design community, though it has been used in other industries including automobile and airplane design.

* A complete overview of solar technologies relevant to the built environment, including solar thermal energy for heating and cooling, passive solar energy for daylighting and heating supply, and photovoltaics for electricity production * Provides practical examples and calculations to enable component and system simulation e.

Building design is increasingly geared towards low energy consumption.

The tenth edition of Hall and Greeno's leading textbook has been reviewed and updated in relation to the latest building, wiring and water regulations, new technology and new legislation.

Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving throughout its nine editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role.

The cost of operating a building far exceeds the cost of constructing it, and yet until recently little attention was paid to the impact of solar radiation on the costs of heating, cooling and ventilation.

Most of the work technicians routinely perform is in maintaining existing equipment as opposed to installing new systems.

This book discusses various artificial intelligence and machine learning applications concerning smart buildings.

Most of the work technicians routinely perform is in maintaining existing equipment as opposed to installing new systems.

Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers presents a comprehensive introduction to the latest resources and technologies used in high performance and net zero energy buildings, with a practical focus on the design and integration of these systems.

In the search for sustainable architecture, there is growing interest in the relationship between nature and design.

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Cold and Moderate Climates: Design Principles, Potential Applications and Case Studies focuses on applications and cases studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates.

This comprehensive volume, often called the "e;HVAC bible,"e; has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest code changes, equipment, and techniquesHVAC Equations, Data, and Rules of Thumb, 3e offers all of the information an HVAC student or professional needs in one resource.

Solar Energy Applications in Houses: Performance and Economics in Europe provides information on the state of development of solar space and water heating technology and on the influence of climatic and economic factors on the attractiveness of solar systems.

Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into your building projects.

Wenn Sie sich in nächster Zeit für eine neue Heizungs- und Warmwasseranlage in Ihrem Altbau entscheiden müssen, gibt Ihnen der Autor mit diesem Werk kompetente und objektive Antworten auf Ihre Fragen und füllt Wissenslücken.

The role of the built environment on global warming is seen to be of increasing relevance.

Updated in line with the 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations and written specifically for the EAL Diploma in Electrical Installation, this book has a chapter dedicated to each unit of the EAL syllabus, allowing you to master each topic before moving on to the next.

This handy book brings together a wealth of useful information that building surveyors need on-site or in the office.

This second edition of Structural Mechanics is an expanded and revised successor to the highly successful first edition, which over the last ten years has become a widely adopted standard first year text.

Your guide to keeping the heat on Whether you're an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you know that technology changes and you need to keep up.

A core task of engineers is to analyse energy related problems.

As concern grows over environmental issues and light pollution, this book satisfies a need for a straightforward and accessible guide to the use, design and installation of outdoor lighting.