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Autore: | Hootman Thomas |
Titolo: | Net zero energy design [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for commercial architecture / / Thomas Hootman |
Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (463 p.) |
Disciplina: | 690/.520286 |
Soggetto topico: | Architecture and energy conservation |
Commercial buildings - Energy conservation | |
Commercial buildings - Environmental aspects | |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Net zero energy design |
ISBN: | 1-118-34849-4 |
1-118-34516-9 | |
1-283-64490-8 | |
1-118-34848-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910785739803321 |
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