Simple Solutions to Energy Calculations, Fourth Edition

Using material on thermodynamics to provide a blueprint for controlling energy use in buildings, this title demonstrates how to cut through the maze of detail so that you can determine whether to invest real time and money into developing details on a project under consideration. It also includes an appendix of the author's retrofit rules.

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Updated with new material on thermodynamics to provide a blueprint for controlling energy use in buildings, this reference will save you countless hours doing energy feasibility studies and associated calculations. A practicing engineer, the author shares his secrets for simplifying complex energy calculations and shows how to use his unique, time-saving methods. Using concise, innovative decision-making tools, he demonstrates how to cut through the maze of detail so that you can determine whether to invest real time and money into developing details on a project under consideration. Key topics covered include the walk-through audit, lighting, pumps, fans, motors, insulation, fuel switching, heat recovery, HVAC, and energy myths. The book also supplies a summary of energy calculations and an appendix of the author's retrofit rules.