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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778679303321

Titolo

District heating and cooling in the United States : prospects and issues / / Committee on District Heating and Cooling, Energy Engineering Board and Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1985

ISBN

1-280-24708-8

9786610247080

0-309-53432-1

0-585-14489-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 155 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

697/.54/0973

Soggetti

Heating from central stations

Air conditioning from central stations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This report is based in part on the International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling conducted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., June 4 through 6, 1984."--Pref.

Nota di contenuto

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 History and Background; 5 3 The Market for District Heating and Cooling; 6 4 Impediments; 7 5 Leadership, Strategy, and Institutional Arrangements; 8 6 Technology and Product Development; 9 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 10 Appendix A: Case Studies; 11 Appendix B: Systems in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Metropolitan Areas; 12 Appendix C: District Heating in Europe; 13 Appendix D: Technical Assessment, City of Baltimore District Heating Project; 14 References; 15 Glossary of Acronyms

Sommario/riassunto

Presents a nontechnical examination of the history and contemporary extent of district heating and cooling systems in the United States. This volume talks about their costs and benefits, technical requirements, market demand for them, and European experience with such systems, focusing on the problems of financing, regulation, and taxation.