Net zero energy design : a guide for commercial architecture / / Thomas Hootman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826172703321
• Autore: Hootman Thomas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-34849-4; 1-118-34516-9; 1-283-64490-8; 1-118-34848-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Disciplina: 690/.520286
• Soggetti: Architecture and energy conservation; Commercial buildings - Energy conservation; Commercial buildings - Environmental aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Net zero energy building overview -- The case for net zero energy buildings -- Defining net zero energy -- Building industry trends and standards -- Project conception and delivery -- The objective of net zero energy -- Project conception -- Project planning -- Project team selection -- Delivery methods -- Risks and rewards -- Integrated process -- Integrated delivery and management -- The project delivery phases -- Integrated design methods -- Building energy modeling -- Energy -- Energy basics -- Energy use intensity -- Energy targets -- Energy and thermal comfort -- Design fundamentals -- Energy design conditions -- Climate assessment -- Site assessment -- Building massing and geometry -- Building type and program -- Passive architecture -- Passive design -- Design science -- Building envelope -- Passive strategies -- Energy efficient building systems -- Active systems -- Basic concepts -- HVAC overview -- Low energy distribution -- Low energy primary equipment -- Domestic hot water -- Lighting -- District energy -- Renewable energy -- Renewable energy basics -- Solar power -- Solar thermal -- Wind -- Hydro -- Geothermal -- Biomass -- Fuel cells and hydrogen -- Economics -- ; Financial considerations -- Financial models -- Financial analysis -- Net zero energy and the real estate market -- Operations and occupancy -- Building operations -- Plug loads -- Green behavior -- Net zero energy performance plan -- Net zero energy -- Net zero energy balance -- Net zero energy measures -- Carbon neutrality -- Case study -- DOE/NREL research support facility.
• Sommario/riassunto: Conveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principles Written by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, Net Zero Energy Design is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals who want to design and build net zero energy commercial architecture. It offers no-nonsense strategies, step-by-step technical analysis, and valuable examples, in addition to developed case studies. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book al