Download or read book Strategies for Energy Conservation for a Large Office Building written by James Y. Kao and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of Building Energy Dynamics written by Bruce D. Hunn and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Building Energy Dynamics assesses how and why buildings use energy, and how energy use and peak demand can be reduced. It provides a basis for integrating energy efficiency and solar approaches in ways that will allow building owners and designers to balance the need to minimize initial costs, operating costs, and life-cycle costs with need to maintain reliable building operations and enhance environmental quality both inside and outside the building. Chapters trace the development of building energy systems and analyze the demand side of solar applications as a means for determining what portion of a building's energy requirements can potentially be met by solar energy. Following the introduction, the book provides an overview of energy usepatterns in the aggregate U.S. building population. Chapter 3 surveys work onthe energy flows in an individual building and shows how these flows interact to influence overall energy use. Chapter 4 presents the analytical methods, techniques, and tools developed to calculate and analyze energy use in buildings, while chapter 5 provides an extensive survey of the energy conservation and management strategies developed in the post-energy crisis period. The approach taken is a commonsensical one, starting with the proposition that the purpose of buildings is to house human activities, and that conservation measures that negatively affect such activities are based on false economies. The goal is to determine rational strategies for the design of new buildings, and the retrofit of existing buildings to bring them up to modern standards of energy use. The energy flows examined are both large scale (heating systems) and small scale (choices among appliances). Solar Heat Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications, Volume 4
Download or read book Strategies for Energy Conservation in Small Office Buildings written by Walter H. Parken and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leaving consumers and the industrial and service sectors looking for ways to reduce energy use. To achieve greater energy efficiency, we need technology, more informed consumers and producers, and investments in more energy-efficient industrial processes, businesses, residences, and transportation. As part of the America's Energy Future project, Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. The book evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment, and provides an analysis of costs, barriers, and research needs. This quantitative characterization of technologies will guide policy makers toward planning the future of energy use in America. This book will also have much to offer to industry leaders, investors, environmentalists, and others looking for a practical diagnosis of energy efficiency possibilities.
Download or read book Guidelines for Saving Energy in Existing Buildings written by United States. Office of Energy Conservation and Environment and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines national energy usage in existing commercial buildings, methods of reducing energy consumption through conservation, and the resulting costs and benefits. It includes a wide range of opportunities and options to save energy and operating costs through proper operation and maintenance. It also includes minor modifications to the building and mechanical and electrical systems which can be implemented promptly with little if any investment costs.
Download or read book Designing for Energy Conservation written by AIA Research Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Conservation Design Guidelines for New Office Buildings written by United States. Public Buildings Service and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Energy Efficiency written by and published by Office of Technology Assessment. This book was released on 1992 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buildings Energy Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-03 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for Saving Energy in Existing Buildings Building owners and operators manual written by Dubin-Mindell-Bloome Associates and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heating and Cooling of Buildings written by Jan F. Kreider and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-12-28 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art and the science of building systems design evolve continuously as designers, practitioners, and researchers all endeavor to improve the performance of buildings and the comfort and productivity of their occupants. Retaining coverage from the original second edition while updating the information in electronic form, Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Design for Efficiency, Revised Second Edition presents the technical basis for designing the lighting and mechanical systems of buildings. Along with numerous homework problems, the revised second edition offers a full chapter on economic analysis and optimization, new heating and cooling load procedures and databases, and simplified procedures for ground coupled heat transfer calculations. The accompanying CD-ROM contains an updated version of the Heating and Cooling of Buildings (HCB) software program as well as electronic appendices that include over 1,000 tables in HTML format that can be searched by major categories, a table list, or an index of topics. Ancillary information is available on the book’s website www.hcbcentral.com From materials to computers, this edition explores the latest technologies exerting a profound effect on the design and operation of buildings. Emphasizing design optimization and critical thinking, the book continues to be the ultimate resource for understanding energy use in buildings.
Download or read book Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings written by Dennis R. Landsberg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for practical application, this book provides a guide for reducing energy consumption in those buildings that were constructed when the cost of construction, not the cost of operation, was of primary concern. Now that the "Golden Age of Energy" is over, the heating, lighting, and ventilation systems of these buildings must be adapted to present and future economic circumstances. Landsberg and Stewart approach the problem of reducing energy consumption in these buildings by providing users of this book with solutions ranging from simple measures that cost nothing to complex modifications that must be given a cost-benefit analysis. The appendixes define energy basics for those who have little or no engineering background; evaluate alternative energy systems; and analyze the basic economic decisions of making changes in a building's energy consumption. The sample forms used for energy audits of buildings in New York State that can be adapted for use in other states and for private buildings are also included.
Download or read book Energy Conservation Guidelines for Existing Office Buildings written by AIA Research Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heating and Cooling of Buildings written by T. Reddy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Building Energy Efficiency written by Oliver Montenbruck and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1992-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Roles Within written by Andrew Peterman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans are consuming more energy from fossil fuels today than ever before. Energy conservation, particularly in the commercial building sector, offers an immense energy resource for the U.S. economy. Researchers have long tussled with the challenge that, despite the wide range of technically, financially, and often politically viable energy efficiency strategies in the United States, conservation still remains a largely underutilized energy resource. This dissertation employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to address this long-standing challenge to policymakers, businesses, organizational theorists, and citizens. The research embodied in this dissertation begins with an analysis of voluntary programs for energy conservation. The research is then narrowed to understand the ways in which a variety of roles develop within voluntary energy alliance networks and the relationships between organizational roles and the diffusion of knowledge as one means to promote energy savings in commercial buildings. In chapter 1, I introduce an observed problem from practice and outline the framework for this dissertation. In chapter 2, I draw upon the existing literature on barriers to the adoption of energy conservation measures in commercial building development. Using interview, survey, and archival data, I distill a complex system of energy efficiency programs into a single framework. I classify the strategic drivers leading to the emergence of each program form and assess the shortcomings of each voluntary program form when considered singularly. Finally, in this chapter I find that to achieve greater adoption of energy conservation in commercial building development, a comprehensive portfolio of voluntary and mandated programs must be applied. Next, chapters 3 and 4 present the results of research that employed analytic induction coupled with social network analysis to analyze the United States Department of Energy Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEAs)--a cross-sectoral alliance network committed to greater adoption of energy conservation in the commercial building sector. In chapter 3, I explore voluntary energy alliances as a governance form for addressing energy conservation in commercial buildings. I unpack structural and interactionist role theories to present a new framework that explains the emergence of interorganizational roles in a network setting. I identify four forms of knowledge created iv and shared in the CBEAs. My findings show that each interorganizational role had implications on the diffusion and access to each form of knowledge shared in the network. Finally, my findings here show that a (mis)alignment of role aspiration, focal perception of role, or attribution by other organizations could be related to a number of role processes: consensus, conflict, dissonance, and ambiguity, each with implications for alliance success and stability. In chapter 4, I identify the relationships between governance strategy, governmental organization roles, and the diffusion of data, information, and knowledge within the CBEAs. I empirically assess the roles government entities may take in balancing the creation and diffusion of both public and private goods inside and outside of the alliance network context. I show that the network governance form is an opportunity for government entities to engage with the private sector in a more collaborative and balanced approach for promoting both public and private goods than either market-oriented or hierarchical strategies alone allow. The research reported in this dissertation thereby contributes to a better practical and theoretical understanding of government-led alliance networks, energy conservation, policy, and management in the built environment.
Download or read book Saving money with energy conservation written by United States. Department of Energy. State Energy Conservation Programs Division and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
