TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harvey,Leslie Daryl Danny
TI  - A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems: fundamentals, techniques and examples 
SN  - 1844072436 (hardback)
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - Earthscan
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Heating from central stations
KW  - Air conditioning from central stations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [644]-690) and index; 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
ER  -