Sustainable Energy Systems in Architectural Design: A Blueprint for Green Design: A Blueprint for Green Building - Hardcover

Gevorkian, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0071469826 ISBN 13: 9780071469821

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education Ltd, 2005

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Expertly design and install all types of renewable energy systems

This is the only comprehensive, practical resource for understanding, designing, and installing all major types of renewable energy systems. Find workable solutions for a variety of building types, including commercial, public and residential structures.

• Technical concepts and data are presented in plain jargon-free language with clear, concise bulleted text
• Packed with charts, tables and diagrams

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Peter Gevorkian, Ph.D., PE, is President of Vector Delta Design Group, Inc., an electrical engineering and solar power design consulting firm that works with industrial, commercial, and residential clients. Dr. Gevorkian and company's expertise in renewable energy extends to solar power, fuel cells, and microturbine cogeneration. Dr. Gevorkian is an active member of the Canadian and California Board of Professional Engineers. He has taught computer science and automation control, and has authored several technical papers. He lives in Glendale, California.

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" ... The clearest, most concise, and easily understood treatment of a technology whose time has definitely come." -- Mary Olson Kanian, Environmental and Botanical Scientist

ROAD MAP TO SYSTEMS THAT SPARE THE ENVIRONMENT -- AND THE BOTTOM LINE

Right on time for tackling skyrocketing energy costs, this easy-to-use guide from a top U.S. expert provides the first complete guide to sustainable energy systems for a variety of buildings.

THE RIGHT SYSTEM FOR ANY PROJECT -- Public, Commercial, Industrial, or Residential
Providing the tools needed, Peter Gevorkian simplifies the challenges of comparing systems, projecting costs, designing efficient systems for any building type, benefiting from incentives and rebates, and installing systems. With a format that emphasizes photographs, charts, and diagrams to show rather than tell the story, Sustainable Energy Systems in Architectural Design provides:

• The only all-in-one independent resource for understanding, designing, and installing renewable energy systems
• Practical, workable solutions for a variety of building types, with real-life examples
• Plentiful charts, tables, and diagrams for at-a-glance answers
• A plain-English presentation that clarifies technical concepts and data, with extensive use of concise, easy-to-follow bulleted text
• Easy-to-use charts comparing advantages and disadvantages of each system for various projects
• Strategies for transitioning pre-existing buildings to solar power and other forms of renewable energy
• Forms for getting special funding opportunities and rebates
• Renewable energy conversion tables
• Manufacturing and consulting resources
• Photo gallery of successful renewable energy projects
• Glossary

A practical guide that clearly and expertly contrasts technologies, manufacturing processes, costs, and installation data for all types of renewable energy systems, Sustainable Energy Systems in Architectural Design provides the tools professionals need.

THE ONE-STOP GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
Basics of Solar Power and Renewable Energy * Design of Renewable Energy Systems * Economics of Renewable Energy Systems * Other Renewable Energy Technologies * CEC Rebate Procedures * Appendices: Photo Gallery; Glossary; Renewable Energy Tables and Important Facts; Manufacturing and Consulting Resources

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0071469826
• ISBN 13: 9780071469821
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 251
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