TY - BOOK AU - Hootman, Tom TI - Net zero energy design: a guide for commercial architecture SN - 9781118018545 U1 - 725.2 PY - 2012/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley KW - Commercial buildings KW - Environmental aspects KW - Architecture and energy conservation N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -