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…

Elevator pitch : a novel

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780008332037

Collation

-

Series Title

-

Call Number

813.54 Bar e

Efficient offices

Hoy ya nadie duda de que, de igual manera que podemos parametrizar un edificio, saber cuánto mide, cuánto pesa (la célebre pregunta que Buckminster Fuller le hizo a Norman Foster, “How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?”), hoy deberíamos de saber todos, cuánto consumen nuestros edificios y qué hacer para mejorar su eficiencia energética. De hecho, nuestros últimos edificios …

Natural ventilation in high-rise office buildings : an output of the CTBUH Su…

This guide sets out recommendations for every phase of the planning, construction and operation of natural ventilation systems in these buildings, including local climatic factors that need to be taken into account, how to plan for seasonal variations in weather, and the risks in adopting different implementation strategies. All of the recommendations are based on analysis of the research findi…

Offices

This volume provides a cross-section through the design both of office buildings as well as office spaces.