Architects and Engineers Guide to Energy Conservation in Existing Buldings

Architects and Engineers Guide to Energy Conservation in Existing Buldings

Author: U.S. Department of Energy

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This manual has been carefully designed to enhance and simplify the work of those architects and engineers whose practice includes the analysis and modification of existing buildings to reduce both fuel consumption and operating costs. In effect, the manual offers a field-tested approach to identifying, analyzing, and recommending action on the wide range of opportunities and options available to reduce energy use in most existing buildings. Besides are view of the principles of energy use and conservation, the manual provides a step-by-step methodolgy for assessing and improving the year-round energy performance of buildings, as well as a series of forms, charts, and nomographs designed to serve as day-to-day tools in the energy professional's toolbox.


Handbook of Energy Audits

Handbook of Energy Audits

Author: Albert Thumann

Publisher: The Fairmont Press, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 0881734160

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This book is designed to provide you with the fundamental knowledge you need to evaluate how energy is used in commercial facilities, establish accurate baseline information, and identify where energy consumption can be reduced. The book will also provide you with all the information you need to establish an energy audit program for your facility. Energy accounting procedures, electrical, mechanical, building and process systems analysis, life cycle costing, and maintenance management are all covered in detail.