Net zero energy design :
Hootman, Tom
Net zero energy design : a guide for commercial architecture / by Tom Hootman - New Jersey : John Wiley, 2012. - xix, 441 p. : col. ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Introduction :
1. Net zero energy building overview -- The case for net zero energy buildings -- Defining net zero energy -- Classifying net zero energy -- Alternative approaches to net zero energy -- Certifying net zero energy buildings --Building industry research and trends --Building industry programs --Building industry codes and regulations -- Building rating and energy labeling systems.
2. Project conception and delivery -- The objective of net zero energy --Project conception --Project planning --Project team selection --Delivery methods --Risks and rewards --
3. Integrated process --Integrated delivery and management --The project delivery phases --Integrated design methods --Building energy modeling --
4. Energy --Energy basics --Energy use intensity --Energy targets --Energy and thermal comfort --
5. Design fundamentals --Energy design conditions --Climate assessment --Site assessment --Building massing and geometry -- Building type and zoning --
6. Passive architecture --Passive design --Design science --Building envelope --Passive strategies --
7. Energy efficient building systems -- Active systems -- Basic concepts -- HVAC overview -- Low energy distribution -- Low energy primary equipment -- Domestic hot water -- Lighting -- District energy --
8. Renewable energy -- Renewable energy basics -- Solar power -- Solar thermal -- Wind -- Hydro -- Geothermal --Biomass -- Fuel cells and hydrogen --
9. Economics -- Financial considerations -- Financial models -- Financial analysis -- Net zero energy and the real estate market --
10. Operations and occupancy --Building operations -- Plug loads -- Green behavior -- Net zero energy performance plan --
11. Net zero energy -- Net zero energy balance -- Net zero energy measures -- Carbon neutrality --
12. Case study : DOE/NREL research support facility -- Introduction -- Process -- Project economics -- Climate, site and program -- Design response -- Operation and occupancy -- Performance metrics.
This book provides architects and construction professionals with complete guidance on how to design and build net zero commercial architecture. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of all the integrated principles involved in achieving net zero energy.
9781118018545
Commercial buildings--Environmental aspects
Architecture and energy conservation.
725.2 / HOO-N
Net zero energy design : a guide for commercial architecture / by Tom Hootman - New Jersey : John Wiley, 2012. - xix, 441 p. : col. ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Introduction :
1. Net zero energy building overview -- The case for net zero energy buildings -- Defining net zero energy -- Classifying net zero energy -- Alternative approaches to net zero energy -- Certifying net zero energy buildings --Building industry research and trends --Building industry programs --Building industry codes and regulations -- Building rating and energy labeling systems.
2. Project conception and delivery -- The objective of net zero energy --Project conception --Project planning --Project team selection --Delivery methods --Risks and rewards --
3. Integrated process --Integrated delivery and management --The project delivery phases --Integrated design methods --Building energy modeling --
4. Energy --Energy basics --Energy use intensity --Energy targets --Energy and thermal comfort --
5. Design fundamentals --Energy design conditions --Climate assessment --Site assessment --Building massing and geometry -- Building type and zoning --
6. Passive architecture --Passive design --Design science --Building envelope --Passive strategies --
7. Energy efficient building systems -- Active systems -- Basic concepts -- HVAC overview -- Low energy distribution -- Low energy primary equipment -- Domestic hot water -- Lighting -- District energy --
8. Renewable energy -- Renewable energy basics -- Solar power -- Solar thermal -- Wind -- Hydro -- Geothermal --Biomass -- Fuel cells and hydrogen --
9. Economics -- Financial considerations -- Financial models -- Financial analysis -- Net zero energy and the real estate market --
10. Operations and occupancy --Building operations -- Plug loads -- Green behavior -- Net zero energy performance plan --
11. Net zero energy -- Net zero energy balance -- Net zero energy measures -- Carbon neutrality --
12. Case study : DOE/NREL research support facility -- Introduction -- Process -- Project economics -- Climate, site and program -- Design response -- Operation and occupancy -- Performance metrics.
This book provides architects and construction professionals with complete guidance on how to design and build net zero commercial architecture. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of all the integrated principles involved in achieving net zero energy.
9781118018545
Commercial buildings--Environmental aspects
Architecture and energy conservation.
725.2 / HOO-N