Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny,  1956- <br/><br/>
A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems :  fundamentals, techniques and examples / 
L.D. Danny Harvey 
 - London :  Earthscan,  2006 
 - xiii, 701 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [644]-690) and index 
<br/><br/>Environmental and energy-security imperatives -- Energy basics, climate and meteorological data, organizational strategy -- Thermal envelope and building shape, form, and orientation -- Heating systems -- Heat pumps -- Cooling loads and cooling devices -- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Domestic hot water -- Lighting -- Appliances, consumer electronics, and office equipment -- Active collection and transformation of solar and wind energy -- Comparison of embodied energy, operating energy, and associated greenhouse gas emissions -- Demonstrated energy savings in advanced new buildings and the role of the design process -- Energy savings through retrofits of existing buildings -- Community-integrated energy system -- Summary and conclusions 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1844072436 (hardback)  RM1063.50 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buildings--Energy conservation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Heating from central stations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Air conditioning from central stations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.