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Author Jankovic, Ljubomir.

Title Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (337 pages)
Contents Cover; Designing Zero Carbon Buildings: Using Dynamic Simulation Methods; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Design tools and design methods; Part 2: Global Context; Chapter 3: Global Issues; Part 3: Site Context; Chapter 4: Site Issues; Part 4: Building Context; Chapter 5: Building Geometry; Chapter 6: Thermal Insulation and Air Tightness; Chapter 7: Solar Gain; Chapter 8: Solar Shading Design; Chapter 9: Thermal Mass; Chapter 10: Natural and Mechanical Ventilation; Chapter 11: Natural Daylight
Appendix 3 -- Details of TRNSYS simulation model from Chapter 17Appendix 4 -- Occupant survey questionnaire from Chapter 18; Appendix 5 -- Supplementary material; Index
Chapter 12: Electrical Lighting and its Integration with Natural DaylightChapter 13: Internal Heat Gains, Heating and Cooling; Part 5: Renewable Energy Context; Chapter 14: Renewable Energy; Part 6: End Game; Chapter 15: Achieving Zero Carbon Design; Chapter 16: Achieving Thermal Comfort; Chapter 17: Post Occupancy Evaluation; Chapter 18: Case Study of a Recent Zero Carbon Project; Chapter 19: Conclusions; References; Appendix 1 -- Details of carbon emission calculations for individual systems from Chapter 14; Appendix 2 -- Details of life cycle calculations from Chapter 15
Summary As we increasingly become aware of the causes and consequences of the climate change, there is a sense that we are dealing with an almost impossible problem to solve; that our targets for zero carbon buildings are far in the future; and that our targets are hard to achieve. This book develops a structured method for zero carbon design and demonstrates that it is perfectly possible to design new or retrofit zero carbon buildings today, using existing technologies. Dynamic simulation is an essential ingredient of this method and a pre-requisite for the level of analysis and optimization that is
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 020313575X
9780203135754