Energy audit of building systems : an engineering approach /

"The second edition of a bestseller, this book offers a systematic engineering approach to a wide range of measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial buildings. The author provides general tools and procedures for performing building energ...

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Main Author:	Krarti, Moncef
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Mechanical engineering series (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Subjects:	Buildings > Energy conservation. Energy auditing. Buildings.
Summary:	"The second edition of a bestseller, this book offers a systematic engineering approach to a wide range of measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial buildings. The author provides general tools and procedures for performing building energy audits, including economic analysis, building energy simulation, and field testing. His focus then turns to various subsystems, exploring the techniques and technologies that can reduce energy use or operating costs. Each chapter includes simplified calculation methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of various efficiency measures"--