Building Environment helps you take advantage of design innovations and construction strategies that maximize the comfort, safety, and energy efficiency of buildings.

Features:

• On-site power generation, including wind turbines, solar photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, and more
• Plumbing systems, fire protection, signal systems, conveying systems, and architectural acoustics
• Procedures and/or formulas for performing heat loss, heat gain, and energy use calculations, determining the rate of heat flow, calculating solar energy utilization, doing load calculations, and more
• Details on the latest building codes and standards references
• New information on the sustainable design of building systems and energy efficiency, including new technologies
• The latest thinking and data on a building's impact on the environment, indoor air quality, and "sick building syndrome"
• Design economics, including the payback period, life-cycle cost, comparative value analysis, and building commissioning
• A practical on-the-job tool for architects, designers, builders, engineers, contractors, and other specialists, this Third Edition is also a great reference for architecture students who will lead tomorrow's design teams

Contents

Thermal Control Concepts

• Human Comfort and Health Conditions
• Thermodynamic Principles
• Thermal Dynamics of Buildings
• Load Calculations

Thermal Control Systems

• A Building's Thermal Impact On The Environment
• Active HVAC Systems
• Passive Methods

Electrical Systems

• Lighting
• Normal Electrical Services
• On-Site Power Generation
• Special Systems

Other Piped Systems

• Plumbing.
• Fire Protection
• Architectural Acoustics
• Building Commissioning
• Design Economics

Index

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