Energy-efficient building systems : green strategies for operation and maintenance /
Lal Jayamaha.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.
- xvii, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index.
Energy Management & Energy Auditing -- Energy Management -- Energy Audits -- Case Study -- Air-Conditioning and Central Chiller Systems -- Chillers -- Energy Saving Measures for Chiller Systems -- Boilers and Heating Systems -- Energy Saving Measures for Boiler Systems -- Ideal Boiler Systems -- Heat Recovery Systems -- Hydronic Heating Systems -- Pumping Systems -- Distribution Systems -- System and Pump Curves -- Affinity Laws -- Energy Saving Measures for Pumpling Systems -- Cooling Towers -- Energy Saving Measures for Cooling Towers -- Air Handling & Distribution Systems -- System Losses -- System Curves and Fan Performance -- Affinity Laws -- Energy Saving Measures for Air Handling and Distribution Systems -- Lighting Systems -- Definitions -- Types of Lamps -- Lighting Levels -- Lighting Power Density -- Common Energy Saving Measures -- Building Electrical Systems -- Efficiency of Motors -- Variable Speed Drives -- Power Optimizing Devices -- Transformer Losses -- Elevators -- Maximum demand Reduction -- Power Factor Correction -- Equipment Stand-by Losses -- Building Automation Systems -- Scheduling -- Equipment Interlocks -- Demand Limiting -- Duty Cycling -- Trend Logging -- Alarms -- Building Envelope -- Envelope Heat Transfer -- Walls and Roofs -- Windows -- Air Leakage -- Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) -- Estimation of Building Energy Performance