Tag Archives: Buildings
2009 Energy Data Book Series: Buildings Energy Data Book – Residential, Commercial, Federal, Electric Utility, Carbon Emissions, Market and Economic Data
Product DescriptionThis ringbound book provides a reproduction of the Buildings Energy Data Book, prepared for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy. It features hundreds of detailed tables, charts, and graphs. Contents include: Energy Consumption Data, Residential, Commercial Sector, Federal Buildings and Facilities, Electric Utility, Characteristics Data, Environmental [...]
Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings
Product DescriptionThis long-awaited reference guide provides a complete overview of low energy cooling systems for buildings, covering a wide range of existing and emerging sustainable energy technologies in one comprehensive volume. An excellent data source on cooling performance, such as building loads or solar thermal chiller efficiencies, it is essential reading for building services and [...]
Retrofitting Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return
Product DescriptionAimed at real estate industry professionals, developers, and investors, this guidebook fully explains the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be green—increasing the efficiency of resource use while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment. Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely [...]
Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings
Product DescriptionResidential Energy introduces readers to a home’s energy-related components and explains all the important possibilities for energy conservation. Readers will learn from this exceptionally illustrated text that effective energy conservation requires a whole-house approach that addresses the biggest energy wasters first! Covering everything from basic principles and air leakage to insulation and windows [...]