Energy Audit of Building Systems - Moncef Krarti

Energy Audit of Building Systems

An Engineering Approach, Second Edition

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Buch | Hardcover
2010 | 2nd New edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-2871-7 (ISBN)
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Offers a systematic, engineering approach to various measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial buildings. This title provides general tools and procedures for performing building energy audits, including economic analysis, building energy simulation, and field testing.
Buildings account for almost half of total primary energy use and related greenhouse emissions worldwide. Although current energy systems are improving, they still fall disappointingly short of meeting acceptable limits for efficiency.





Well-trained energy auditors are essential to the success of building energy efficiency programs—and Energy Audit of Building Systems: An Engineering Approach, Second Edition updates a bestselling guide to helping them improve their craft. This book outlines a systematic, proven strategy to employ analysis methods to assess the effectiveness of a wide range of technologies and techniques that can save energy and reduce operating costs in residential and commercial buildings.





Useful to auditors, managers, and students of energy systems, material is organized into 17 self-contained chapters, each detailing a specific building subsystem or energy efficiency technology. Rooted in established engineering principles, this volume:











Explores state-of-the-art techniques and technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings







Lays out innovative energy efficiency technologies and strategies, as well as more established methods, to estimate energy savings from conservation measures







Provides several calculation examples to outline applications of methods





To help readers execute and optimize real building energy audits, the author presents several case studies of existing detailed energy audit reports. These include results from field testing, building energy simulation, and retrofit analysis of existing buildings, with recommendations based on sound economic analysis. Examining various subsystems, such as lighting, heating, and cooling systems, it provides an overview of basic engineering methods used to verify and measure actual energy savings attributed to energy efficiency projects. The author presents simplified calculation methods to evaluate their effectiveness and ultimately improve on them. Ideal either as a professional reference or a text for continuing education courses, this book fortifies readers’ understanding of building energy systems, paving the way for future breakthroughs.

Dr. Moncef Krarti, Ph.D, PE, LEED®AP, is professor, associate chair, and director of the Building Systems Program—Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado. He is a renowned innovator in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. He is an experienced energy auditor, instructor, and project director, having conducted more than 1,000 energy audits of various residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. A valued international consultant in energy efficiency, Dr. Krarti has extensive experience in promoting building energy efficiency technologies and policies. He has also been instrumental in creating energy efficiency centers and developing building energy codes and energy efficiency training programs around the globe.

Introduction to Energy Audit


Types of Energy Audits


General Procedure for a Detailed Energy Audit


Common Energy Conservation Measures


Case Study: Audit of an Office Building


Verification Methods of Energy Savings





Energy Sources and Utility Rate Structures


Energy Resources


Electricity Rates


Natural Gas Rates


Utility Rates for Other Energy Sources





Economic Analysis


Basic Concepts


Inflation Rate


Compounding Factors


Economic Evaluation Methods Among Alternatives


Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Method


General Procedure for an Economic Evaluation


Financing Options





Energy Analysis Tools


Ratio-Based Methods


Inverse Modeling Methods


Forward Modeling Methods





Electrical Systems


Review of Basics


Electrical Motors


Lighting Systems


Electrical Appliances


Electrical Distribution Systems


Power Quality





Building Envelope


Basic Heat Transfer Concepts


Simplified Calculation Tools for Building Envelope Audit


Selected Retrofits for Building Envelope





Secondary HVAC Systems Retrofit


Types of Secondary HVAC Systems


Ventilation Systems


Ventilation of Parking Garages


Indoor Temperature Controls


Upgrade of Fan Systems


Common HVAC Retrofit Measures





Central Heating Systems


Basic Combustion Principles


Boiler Efficiency Improvements


Existing Boiler Tune-Up





Cooling Equipment


Basic Cooling Principles


Types of Cooling Systems


Water Distribution Systems


District Cooling Systems


Multichiller Systems


Energy Conservation Measures





Energy Management Control Systems


Basic Control Principles


Energy Management Systems


Control Applications





Compressed Air Systems


Review of Basic Concepts


Common Energy Conservation Measures for Compressed Air Systems





Thermal Energy Storage Systems


Types of TES Systems


Principles of TES Systems


Charging/Discharging of TES systems


TES Control Strategies


Measures for Reducing Operating Costs





Cogeneration Systems


History of Cogeneration


Types of Cogeneration Systems


Evaluation of Cogeneration Systems


Case Study





Heat Recovery Systems


Types of Heat Recovery Systems


Performance of Heat Recovery Systems


Simplified Analysis Methods





Water Management


Indoor Water Management


Outdoor Water Management


Swimming Pools





Methods for Estimating Energy Savings


General Procedure


Energy Savings Estimation Models


Applications


Uncertainty Analysis





Case Studies


Reporting Guidelines


Reporting a Walk-Through Audit


Case Study 1: Walk-Through Audit of a Residence


Case Study 2: Standard Audit of a Residence


Case Study 3: Audit of a Museum





References


Appendices

Erscheint lt. Verlag 19.11.2010
Reihe/Serie Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series
Zusatzinfo 179; 1 Halftones, black and white; 130 Tables, black and white; 144 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Bosa Roca
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 964 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Thermodynamik
Technik Bauwesen
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 1-4398-2871-7 / 1439828717
ISBN-13 978-1-4398-2871-7 / 9781439828717
Zustand Neuware
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