High-performance buildings simplified : designing, constructing, and operating sustainable commercial buildings

High-Performance Buildings Simplified breaks down the basics of high-performance building design using familiar language and practical exercises. It is perfect for use by engineering students, students from other disciplines, the new engineer just starting out in their career, or anyone interested in resource-efficient and environmentally friendly building principles. With a significant basis in the ASHRAE GreenGuide, now itself in its fifth edition, High-Performance Buildings Simplified introduces readers to the fundamentals of: • Building design and commissioning • Sustainability, including water and energy conservation • Indoor air quality and indoor environmental quality • Materials selection, construction, and operations and maintenance • Energy informatics, smart grid, and resilience • Future trends Each chapter includes a list of industry-standard terms as well as self-guided and instructor-led exercises. Case studies and more than 30 supplemental files containing additional in-depth information and relevant articles round out the practical content. More than just an introductory text, High-Performance Buildings Simplified is a concise resource for anyone looking to keep the basics of sustainable buildings close at hand. Contents Section 1: Basics Chapter 1—Terminology and Concepts Chapter 2—Defining a High-Performance Building Chapter 3—Certifications, Standards, Codes, and Guidance Section 2: Design Chapter 4—Building Design and Delivery Process Chapter 5—The Commissioning Process Chapter 6—Sustainable Sites: Locating the Project Chapter 7—Water Efficiency and Utilization Chapter 8—Energy: Conversion, Distribution, and Utilization Chapter 9—Energy: Sources and Generation Chapter 10—Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Section 3: Construction and Operation Chapter 11—Materials Chapter 12—Construction and Startup Chapter 13—Operations and Maintenance Section 4: Future Trends Chapter 14—Energy Informatics, Smart Buildings, and Smart Grid Chapter 15—Resilience in Design and Operation Chapter 16—Future Trends Chapter 17—References and Bibliography High-performance buildings : terminology, definitions, and programs -- Terminology and concepts -- What defines a high-performance building? -- Building rating systems, standards, codes and other guidance -- The design of high-performance buildings -- Building design and delivery processes -- The commissioning process -- Sustainable sites and locating the building projects -- Water efficiency and utilization -- Energy : conversion, distribution and utilization -- Energy : sources and generation -- Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) -- Construction and operations -- Materials in construction and operation -- Construction and startup -- Operations and maintenance -- Future trends for a high-performance built environment -- Smart buildings, smart grid and energy informatics -- Resilience in design and operation -- Future trends "Textbook accompaniment to ASHRAE GreenGuide provides practical instruction, assessments, and case studies for engineering students"-- Provided by publisher