Energy efficiency is today a crucial topic in the built environment
- for both designers and managers of buildings. This increased
interest is driven by a combination of new regulations and
directives within the EU and worldwide to combat global warming.
All buildings now must now acquire and display an EPC (energy
performance certificate), a rating similar to the A-G rating given
to white goods. But in order to understand how to be more efficient
in energy use, you need first to understand the mechanisms of both
energy requirements and how energy is used in buildings.
"Energy Audits: a workbook for energy management in buildings"
tackles the fundamental principles of thermodynamics through
day-to-day engineering concepts and helps students understand why
energy losses occur and how they can be reduced. It provides the
tools to measure process efficiency and sustainability in power and
heating applications, helping engineers to recognize why energy
losses occur and how they can be reduced utilizing familiar
thermodynamic principles.
The author describes the sources of energy available today;
explains how energy is used in buildings - and how energy is lost -
and how this can be controlled and reduced. Investments in energy
efficiency are considered for a number of case studies conducted on
real buildings
The book explains the theory; illustrates it with case studies
and worked examples; and then tests students' understanding with
tutorial problems. This is an invaluable resource for students on
engineering and building courses where energy management is now a
core topic.
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