Mat Santamouris, "Energy Performance of Residential Buildings: A Practical Guide for Energy Rating and Efficiency"
English | ISBN: 1849710589 | 2004 | 150 pages | PDF | 8 MB
English | ISBN: 1849710589 | 2004 | 150 pages | PDF | 8 MB
Energy Rating is a crucial consideration in modern building design, affirmed by the new EC Directive on the energy performance of buildings. Energy represents a high percentage of the running costs of a building, and has a significant impact on the comfort of the occupants. This book represents detailed information on energy rating of residential buildings, covering:
* Theoretical and experimental energy rating techniques: reviewing the state of the art and offering guidance on the in situ identification of the UA and gA values of buildings.
* New experimental protocols to evaluate energy performance: detailing a flexible new approach based on actual energy consumption. Data are collected using the Billed Energy Protocol (BEP) and Monitored Energy Protocol (MEP)
* Energy Normalization techniques: describing established methods plus a new Climate Severity Index, which offers significant benefits to the user.
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