Download or read book Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design written by Mohammad Dastbaz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the impacts of the built environment, and how to predict and measure the benefits and consequences of changes taking place to address sustainability in the development and building industries. It draws together the best treatments of these subjects from the Leeds Sustainability Institute’s inaugural International Conference on Sustainability, Ecology, Engineering, Design for Society (SEEDS). The focus of discussion is on understanding how buildings and spaces are designed and nurtured to obtain optimal outcomes in energy efficiency and environmental impacts. In addition to examining technical issues such as modeling energy performance, emphasis is placed on the health and well-being of occupants. This holistic approach addresses the interdependence of people with the built and natural environments. The book’s contents reflect the interdisciplinary and international collaboration critical to assembly of the knowledge required for positive change.
Download or read book Photovoltaics written by Solar Energy International and published by Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive training resource for producing electric power from the sun.
Download or read book Lightning Protection Guide written by Dehn + Söhne (Neumarkt i.d. OPf.) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Code of Practice for Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems written by The Institution of Engineering and Technology and published by IET Codes and Guidance. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Code of Practice sets out the requirements for the design, specification, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Key safety considerations in the protection and earthing of PV systems mounted on buildings and on the ground is covered in detail. It also contains requirements for commissioning, monitoring and maintenance throughout the lifetime of an installation. It is an invaluable resource for technicians and supervisors who may be responsible for overseeing solar PV systems deployment. This second edition provides updated information to ensure that a solar PV system is designed, competently installed and safe to operate in compliance with current national and international standards - including alignment to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 and other relevant industry standards.
Download or read book Fighting fires in buildings written by Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Generic Risk Assessment examines the hazards, risks and control measures relating to Fire and Rescue Service personnel, the personnel of other agencies and members of the public when Service personnel are fighting fires in buildings. It assesses the issues which may be present from the building structure itself, to the contents and the tasks undertaken by firefighting crews.
Download or read book Isolation and Switching written by Institution of Electrical Engineers and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to electrical isolation and switching. It is part of a series of manuals designed to amplify the particular requirements of a part of the 16th Edition Wiring Regulations. Each of the guides is extensively cross-referenced to the Regulations thus providing easy access. Some Guidance Notes contain information not included in the 16th Edition but which was included in earlier editions of the IEE Wiring Regulations. All the guides have been updated to align with BS 7671:2001.
Download or read book Manual on Earthing of AC Power Systems written by Mata Prasad and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Download or read book Interim Test Methods and Procedures for Determining the Performance of Small Photovoltaic Systems written by Peter F. McNutt and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is developing tests and procedures that will determine if the configuration of a small photovoltaic (PV) system is suitable for its intended use, and if the system will perform as specified. The procedures are presented in this report. Development of standard test procedures will allow designers, manufacturers, system integrators, users, and independent laboratories to assess the performance of PV systems under outdoor prevailing conditions. The IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 21 (SCC21) has established a project on this subject. These procedures will be submitted to the IEEE SCC21 and International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee 82 (IEC TC82) for consideration as a consensus standard. Certification bodies such as PowerMark and PV Global Approval Program (PVGAP) may adopt the IEC and IEEE documents when testing systems. Developing standardized test methods and procedures at NREL to evaluate the outdoor performance of PV systems will encourage product quality and promote PV standards development. Standardized tests will assure people that PV systems will perform as specified for their intended applications. As confidence in PV systems increases, the successful commercialization of PV will grow internationally.
