| Description |
xxiii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Knovel Library
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| Contents |
Basics -- Green/sustainable high-performance design -- Background and fundamentals -- The design process -- Project strategies -- The design process - early stages -- Architectural design and planning impacts -- Commissioning -- Green rating systems, standards, and other guidance -- Conceptual engineering design - load determination -- Indoor environmental quality -- Energy distribution systems -- Energy conversion systems -- Energy/water sources -- Lighting systems -- Water efficiency -- Building automation systems -- Completing design and documentation for construction -- Postdesign - construction and beyond -- Construction -- Operation/maintenance/performance evaluation |
| Summary |
"The third edition of the ASHRAE GreenGuide features information for anyone charged with designing a sustainable building on a variety of green-design issues that should be considered when tasked with this type of project"-- |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed February 14, 2013) |
| Subject |
Buildings -- Environmental engineering.
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Sustainable architecture.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable construction.
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| Author |
Lawrence, Tom.
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Swift, John M., Jr
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
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| LC no. |
2010038430 |
| ISBN |
1933742852 (hardcover) |
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9781933742854 (hardcover) |
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