Heating and Cooling of Buildings : Principles and Practice of Energy Efficient Design, 3rd Edition

Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Principles and Practice of Energy Efficient Design, Third Edition is structured to provide a rigorous and comprehensive technical foundation and coverage to all the various elements inherent in the design of energy efficient and green buildings. Along with numerous new and revised examples, design case studies, and homework problems, the third edition includes the HCB software along with its extensive website material, which contains a wealth of data to support design analysis and planning. Based around current codes and standards, the Third Edition explores the latest technologies that are central to design and operation of today’s buildings. It serves as an up-to-date technical resource for future designers, practitioners, and researchers wishing to acquire a firm scientific foundation for improving the design and performance of buildings and the comfort of their occupants. For engineering and architecture students in undergraduate/graduate classes, this comprehensive textbook:

• Follows a strict pedagogical structure and content sequence tested over fifteen years of teaching.
• Starts by coverings the most up-to-date calculation procedures and standards from ASHRAE and other organizations relevant to building loads, then provides a detailed treatment of primary, traditional secondary and hybrid/emerging secondary equipment and systems.
• Addresses contemporary issues such as emerging green building design technologies, alternative energy sources, and uncertainties in simulation.
• Discusses drivers for efficiency such as codes and standards, building rating systems, design guides, and the green building movement
• Offers a complete Solutions Manual, chapter outcomes, free HCB software download along with associated resources, and detailed and tested slides of individual chapters for classroom projection for qualified instructors adopting the text, with access through author's website

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Revised Second Edition
Acknowledgments to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments to the Revised Second Edition
Authors
Some Useful Constants
Conversion Factors

Chapter 1 : Background to the Building Sector and Energy Use Patterns
Chapter 2 : Basic Thermal Science
Chapter 3 : Human Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality
Chapter 4 : Solar Radiation
Chapter 5 : Heat Gains through Windows
Chapter 6 : Infiltration and Natural Ventilation
Chapter 7 : Steady-State Heat Flows
Chapter 8 : Transient Heat Flow through Building Elements
Chapter 9 : Heating and Cooling Design Load Calculations
Chapter 10 : Simplified Annual Energy Estimation Methods and Inverse Modeling
Chapter 11 : Description of Typical Building HVAC Systems and Components
Chapter 12 : Thermal Principles Relevant to Equipment and Systems
Chapter 13 : Psychrometric Properties and Processes
Chapter 14 : Chillers and Heat Pump Cycles and Systems
Chapter 15 : Combustion Heating Equipment and Systems
Chapter 16 : Pumps, Fans and System Interactions
Chapter 17 : Cooling System Equipment
Chapter 18 : Hydronic Distribution Equipment and Systems
Chapter 19 : All-Air Systems
Chapter 20 : Room Air Distribution and Hybrid Secondary Systems
Chapter 21 : HVAC Control Systems
Chapter 22 : Lighting and Daylighting
Chapter 23 : Costing and Economic Analysis
Chapter 24 : Design for Energy Efficiency

Appendix
Index