High-Performance Buildings : A Guide for Owners and Managers

Title: High-Performance Buildings : A Guide for Owners and Managers
Author: Anthony Robinson
ISBN: 8770229155 / 9788770229159
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 418
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Availability: 45-60 days

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This book provides a blueprint for action for readers making decisions about how to improve the energy efficiency and performance of new or existing buildings. Suitable for both seasoned veterans and new managers, it takes an objective and orderly approach to what is often a complex, costly, and time-consuming process. The book presents fundamental principles illustrated with case studies. It thoroughly covers the topics in a concise, technically accurate way. The book is designed for architects, engineers, and construction managers.

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Preface

Part I : Lighting Systems Design
Chapter 1 :
How to Design a Lighting System
Chapter 2 : Selection Criteria for Lighting Energy Management
Chapter 3 : Practical Selection of Fluorescent Lamps with Emphasis on Efficiency and Color
Chapter 4 : Ideal Task Lighting
Chapter 5 : Efficient and Effective Lighting Design

Part II : Lighting Control Considerations
Chapter 6 :
Review of Lighting Control Equipment and Applications
Chapter 7 : Energy vs Quality of Light

Part III : Reflectors
Chapter 8 :
Fluorescent Reflectors : The Main Considerations
Chapter 9 : Specular Retrofit Reflectors for Fluorescent Troffers

Part IV : Ballast Selection
Chapter 10 :
Matching Fluorescent Lamps and Solid State
Chapter 11 : Ballasts to Maximize Energy Savings

Part V : Natural Daylighting
Chapter 12 :
Natural Daylighting - An Energy Analysis
Chapter 13 : Windows and Daylighting

Part VI : Wireless Lighting Control
Chapter 14 :
Wireless Lighting Controls in Parking Garages
Chapter 15 : Energy Savings with Zigbee Wireless in China

Part VII : Case Studies
Chapter 16 :
Mesopic Outdoor Lighting
Chapter 17 : Assessment of the Lighting Systems for the Oil Sector Complex Building in Kuwait-Before and After Commissioning
Chapter 18 : Intelligent Lighting
Chapter 19 : New Lighting Technologies Demonstsrated at Defense Commissaries
Chapter 20 : Innovative Lighting Contest : Small Actions Add up to Big Savings in Schools

Index