Autore	Syed Asif
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina	720.47 720/.47
Collana	Sustainable Design
Soggetto topico	Sustainable buildings Sustainable design Building - Technological innovations
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-25980-7 1-280-67878-X 9786613655714 1-118-26019-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Advanced Building Technologies for Sustainability; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sustainability and Energy; Quality of Life Benefits; Finite Fossil Fuel Resources; Greenhouse Gases; Profits and Savings from Energy Efficiency; Site-to-Source Effect; New LEED Version 2009; Per Capita Energy Consumption; Building Energy End-Use Splits, People Use Energy; Carbon Footprint; Embodied Energy Versus Operational Energy; Funding Opportunities; Chapter 2: Radiant Cooling; History; Introduction; Why Radiant Cooling?; Applications; Public Spaces, Radiant Cooling Floors Floor ConstructionOffice Buildings, Radiant Ceiling Panels; Laboratories: Radiant Ceiling Panels; Residential; College Dormitories; Hospitals; Radiant Cooling and Historic Preservation; Chapter 3: Displacement Ventilation; History; Introduction; Conventional or Mixed-Air Systems; Difference Between Displacement and Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Applications; Large Public Spaces (Cafeterias, Dining Halls, Exhibit Spaces); Health-Care; Teaching Environment: Classroom; Performance Spaces and Theaters; Office Spaces; Chapter 4: Chilled Beams; Principle of Operation and Technology Benefits of Chilled BeamsEnergy Savings; Comfort and Noise; Space Savings; Flexible System for High Churn; Low Maintenance; Types of Chilled Beams; Passive Chilled Beams; Active Chilled Beams; Multiservice Chilled Beams; Chilled Beam Applications; Commercial Offices; Chilled Beam Use with Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Applications; Hospital and Patient Rooms; Laboratory Applications; Chapter 5: Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Validation of UFAD Designs with CFD Analysis; Cost of UFAD Systems; Myths about UFAD Systems; Impact on Buildings; Floor-to-Floor Height UFAD Impact on Building Core SpacesCritical Issues of UFAD Design; Chapter 6: Displacement Induction Units (DIU); Benefits of Displacement Induction Units; Low Energy Consumption; Thermal Comfort; Lower Noise Levels; Space Savings; Improved Indoor Environment; Lower Electrical Costs; Lower Maintenance; History of Induction Units; The Difference Between Induction Units and Displacement Induction Units; Applications; The Teaching Environment (Classrooms); Health Care: Patient Rooms (New Hospital); Health Care: Patient Rooms (Existing Hospital Renovations); Perimeter Buildings Operable Windows in BuildingsChapter 7: High-Performance Envelope; Engaging and Nonengaging Envelopes; High-Performance Envelope Definition; Most Common Energy Codes: ANSI and ASHRAE 90.1; Climate Zones; Compliance with Energy Codes; Comcheck and Rescheck; Simulation by the Energy Cost Budget Method; Glazing Characteristics; U-Value: Heat Transmission Coefficient BTU/HR SQ.FT.F; Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC); Visible Light Transmittance (VLT); Light to Solar Gain Ratio (LSG); How to Exceed the Mandatory Code Performance; Operable Windows; External Shades and Overhangs Solar-Responsive Blinds and Shades
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452040803321

Autore	Syed Asif
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina	720.47 720/.47
Collana	Sustainable Design
Soggetto topico	Sustainable buildings Sustainable design Building - Technological innovations
ISBN	1-118-25980-7 1-280-67878-X 9786613655714 1-118-26019-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Advanced Building Technologies for Sustainability; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sustainability and Energy; Quality of Life Benefits; Finite Fossil Fuel Resources; Greenhouse Gases; Profits and Savings from Energy Efficiency; Site-to-Source Effect; New LEED Version 2009; Per Capita Energy Consumption; Building Energy End-Use Splits, People Use Energy; Carbon Footprint; Embodied Energy Versus Operational Energy; Funding Opportunities; Chapter 2: Radiant Cooling; History; Introduction; Why Radiant Cooling?; Applications; Public Spaces, Radiant Cooling Floors Floor ConstructionOffice Buildings, Radiant Ceiling Panels; Laboratories: Radiant Ceiling Panels; Residential; College Dormitories; Hospitals; Radiant Cooling and Historic Preservation; Chapter 3: Displacement Ventilation; History; Introduction; Conventional or Mixed-Air Systems; Difference Between Displacement and Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Applications; Large Public Spaces (Cafeterias, Dining Halls, Exhibit Spaces); Health-Care; Teaching Environment: Classroom; Performance Spaces and Theaters; Office Spaces; Chapter 4: Chilled Beams; Principle of Operation and Technology Benefits of Chilled BeamsEnergy Savings; Comfort and Noise; Space Savings; Flexible System for High Churn; Low Maintenance; Types of Chilled Beams; Passive Chilled Beams; Active Chilled Beams; Multiservice Chilled Beams; Chilled Beam Applications; Commercial Offices; Chilled Beam Use with Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Applications; Hospital and Patient Rooms; Laboratory Applications; Chapter 5: Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Validation of UFAD Designs with CFD Analysis; Cost of UFAD Systems; Myths about UFAD Systems; Impact on Buildings; Floor-to-Floor Height UFAD Impact on Building Core SpacesCritical Issues of UFAD Design; Chapter 6: Displacement Induction Units (DIU); Benefits of Displacement Induction Units; Low Energy Consumption; Thermal Comfort; Lower Noise Levels; Space Savings; Improved Indoor Environment; Lower Electrical Costs; Lower Maintenance; History of Induction Units; The Difference Between Induction Units and Displacement Induction Units; Applications; The Teaching Environment (Classrooms); Health Care: Patient Rooms (New Hospital); Health Care: Patient Rooms (Existing Hospital Renovations); Perimeter Buildings Operable Windows in BuildingsChapter 7: High-Performance Envelope; Engaging and Nonengaging Envelopes; High-Performance Envelope Definition; Most Common Energy Codes: ANSI and ASHRAE 90.1; Climate Zones; Compliance with Energy Codes; Comcheck and Rescheck; Simulation by the Energy Cost Budget Method; Glazing Characteristics; U-Value: Heat Transmission Coefficient BTU/HR SQ.FT.F; Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC); Visible Light Transmittance (VLT); Light to Solar Gain Ratio (LSG); How to Exceed the Mandatory Code Performance; Operable Windows; External Shades and Overhangs Solar-Responsive Blinds and Shades
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910822823103321

Autore	Green Keith Evan
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (279 p.)
Disciplina	720/.47
Soggetto topico	Architecture and technology Architecture - Human factors Cooperating objects (Computer systems) Robotics - Human factors Buildings - Environmental engineering Smart materials in architecture Intelligent buildings
ISBN	0-262-33422-4 0-262-33421-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 Scenes From a Marriage; 2 Of Metaphors, Stories, and Forms; Part 1 Reconfigurable; 3 Spaces of Many Functions; 4 In Awe of the New Workflow; 5 The Reconfigurable Environment; Part 2 Distributed; 6 Living Rooms; 7 The Art of Home+; 8 The Distributed Environment; Part 3 Transfigurable; 9 Portals to Elsewhere; 10 A Lit Room for the Persistence of Print; 11 The Transfigurable Environment; Epilogue; 12 Ecosystems of Biys, Bytes,and Biology; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798180303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (337 p.)
Disciplina	720/.47
Soggetto topico	Architecture - Environmental aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-203-08427-6 1-299-27901-5 1-136-19058-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	section 1. Posthuman subjects -- section 2. Posthuman assemblages -- section 3. Posthuman territory.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465619303321

Autore	Smith Peter F (Peter Frederick), <1930-, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (198 p.)
Disciplina	720/.47
Soggetto topico	City planning - Environmental aspects Housing - Environmental aspects Climatic changes Sustainable urban development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-136-54636-7 1-282-50600-5 9786612506000 1-84977-439-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. Prepare for four degrees -- 2. Probable future impacts of climate change -- 3. The UN carbon trading mechanism -- 4. Setting the pace towards climate-proof housing -- 5. Future-proof housing -- 6. Building-integrated solar electricity -- 7. Sun, earth, wind and water -- 8. Eco-towns : opportunity or oxymoron? -- 9. The housing inheritance -- 10. On-domestic buildings -- 11. Community buildings -- 12. Conventional energy -- 13. Coal : black gold or black hole? -- 14. Filling the gap; utility-scale renewables -- 15. The age beyond oil -- 16. The thread of hope.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456695803321