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Development trends in building services engineering / edited by Tin Tai Chow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chow, Tin Tai, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buildings--Environmental engineering.
- Buildings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- This book assesses the contemporary changes in design concepts and development trends of the major disciplines in building services engineering. Among the analyses featured are trends on heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, electrical and fire services, plumbing and drainage, and building automation systems.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Chapter 1. The Challenges on the Built Environment of Hong Kong
- Chapter 2. Computer Simulation-The Indispensable Tool in Modern Design
- Chapter 3. IAQ, Thermal Comfort and Room Air Distribution
- Chapter 4. Energy Conservation and Central Plant Development
- Chapter 5. Fire Services Engineering and Performance-based Design
- Chapter 6. Skyscrapers-The Challenges to Building Electrical Installations
- Chapter 7. Reliable, Efficient and Safe Electricity Supply for Intelligent Building
- Chapter 8. Practical Design Considerations for Grade A Office Building
- Chapter 9. Development of Building Services Installations in Public Housing of Hong Kong
- Chapter 10. Advanced Building Services Systems for AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong
- Chapter 11. Application of Building Physics Technology on Sustainable Building Design of Hong Kong and Mainland China.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 962-937-478-1
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