Title District heating and cooling in the United States : prospects and issues / Committee on District Heating and Cooling, Energy Engineering Board and Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 155 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 History and Background; 5 3 The Market for District Heating and Cooling; 6 4 Impediments; 7 5 Leadership, Strategy, and Institutional Arrangements; 8 6 Technology and Product Development; 9 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 10 Appendix A: Case Studies; 11 Appendix B: Systems in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Metropolitan Areas; 12 Appendix C: District Heating in Europe; 13 Appendix D: Technical Assessment, City of Baltimore District Heating Project; 14 References; 15 Glossary of Acronyms Summary Presents a nontechnical examination of the history and contemporary extent of district heating and cooling systems in the United States. This volume talks about their costs and benefits, technical requirements, market demand for them, and European experience with such systems, focusing on the problems of financing, regulation, and taxation Analysis Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag Notes "This report is based in part on the International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling conducted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., June 4 through 6, 1984"--Preface Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Heating from central stations -- United States Air conditioning from central stations -- United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning. Air conditioning from central stations Heating from central stations United States Genre/Form Electronic book Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on District Heating and Cooling. National Research Council (U.S.). Energy Engineering Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board. International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling (1984 : Washington, D.C.) ISBN 0585144893 9780585144894 1280247088 9781280247088 9786610247080 6610247080 0309534321 9780309534321

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