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Net zero energy design : a guide for commercial architecture / Thomas Hootman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hootman, Thomas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture and energy conservation.
- Commercial buildings--Energy conservation.
- Commercial buildings.
- Commercial buildings--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (463 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Conveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principles Written by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, Net Zero Energy Design is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals who want to design and build net zero energy commercial architecture. It offers no-nonsense strategies, step-by-step technical analysis, and valuable examples, in addition to developed case studies. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book al
- Contents:
- Net zero energy building overview
- The case for net zero energy buildings
- Defining net zero energy
- Building industry trends and standards
- Project conception and delivery
- The objective of net zero energy
- Project conception
- Project planning
- Project team selection
- Delivery methods
- Risks and rewards
- Integrated process
- Integrated delivery and management
- The project delivery phases
- Integrated design methods
- Building energy modeling
- Energy
- Energy basics
- Energy use intensity
- Energy targets
- Energy and thermal comfort
- Design fundamentals
- Energy design conditions
- Climate assessment
- Site assessment
- Building massing and geometry
- Building type and program
- Passive architecture
- Passive design
- Design science
- Building envelope
- Passive strategies
- Energy efficient building systems
- Active systems
- Basic concepts
- HVAC overview
- Low energy distribution
- Low energy primary equipment
- Domestic hot water
- Lighting
- District energy
- Renewable energy
- Renewable energy basics
- Solar power
- Solar thermal
- Wind
- Hydro
- Geothermal
- Biomass
- Fuel cells and hydrogen
- Economics
- Financial considerations
- Financial models
- Financial analysis
- Net zero energy and the real estate market
- Operations and occupancy
- Building operations
- Plug loads
- Green behavior
- Net zero energy performance plan
- Net zero energy
- Net zero energy balance
- Net zero energy measures
- Carbon neutrality
- Case study
- DOE/NREL research support facility.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781118348499
- 1118348494
- 9781118345160
- 1118345169
- 9781283644907
- 1283644908
- 9781118348482
- 1118348486
- OCLC:
- 775591941
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