Building automation : control devices and applications

Building automation has evolved from pneumatic controls to electronic control devices with significantly greater capabilities and flexibility. Today, a building automation system is a network of "intelligent" devices that controls one or more building systems, such as HVAC, lighting, and security systems. They operate cooperatively to share building information and control system devices automa…

Industrial ecology and sustainability : a textbook for students

This volume focuses on core topics of industrial ecology and designed as an accessible introduction for students around the world studying sustainability at a time of rapid changes in technology and global change.

Building physics--heat, air and moisture : fundamentals and engineering metho…

Edition

Second Edition

ISBN/ISSN

9783433030271

Collation

xiii, 315 p. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

697 Hen b

Designed to perform : an illustrated guide to delivering energy efficient hom…

How do we ensure sustainable buildings perform as intended? The performance gap between predicted and actual energy use in new homes has been identified as key problem by government and industry experts. This updated edition is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It introduces readers to the concept of the performance ga…

Mechanical and electrical equipment for buildings. Twelfth Edition

The definitive guide to environmental control systems, updated with emerging technology and trends The Interactive Resource Center is an online learning environment where instructors and students can access the tools they need to make efficient use of their time, while reinforcing and assessing their understanding of key concepts for successful understanding of the course. An access card with r…

Plumbing, electricity, acoustics : sustainable design methods for architecture

Discover sustainable methods for designing crucial building systems for architects. This indispensable companion to Norbert Lechner's landmark volume Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, Third Edition completes the author's mission to cover all topics in the field of sustainable environmental control. It provides knowledge appropriate for the level of complexit…

Kinetic architecture : designs for active envelopes

A shift in the architecture industry’s focus in the last 20 years toward ecological concerns, long-term value, and user comfort has coincided with significant new developments in digital controls, actuators, shading typologies, building physics simulation capability, and material performance. This collision has afforded architects an expanded set of opportunities to create architecture that c…