The ASHRAE Green: Guide. The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings

With a focus on how to apply proven Green Building Technology to the design and energy use of a building, the ASHRAE GreenGuide provides mechanical engineers, architects, and construction engineers hand's-on, needed tips on everything from site location to the latest in energy-saving HVAC Systems. This new edition will carry that invaluable practical help forward with the latest on LEED (Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design) guidance as promulgated by the U.S. Green Buildings Council and will offer the latest in sustainable materials and systems specifications. Moreover, the new edition will be better organized around the actual construction project sequence from important Green decisions that must be made at the pre-design and programmatic phases on through the actual construction documents and specifications and eventual Post-occupancy. It will also be greatly enhanced with new Green Tips, including an expanded version of the Green Tip that focuses on specific building types. Dual units have been provided as well as more international HVAC engineering representation in the content authorship. No other guide of this kind offers the authority and accuracy on green HVAC and building technologies like this book. \* Offers the latest information on Building Automation Systems, Renewable Energy Options, CHP and GSHP systems, and Construction Issues. \* Provides dual units as well as more international HVAC engineering coverage \* Graphs, photographs, renderings and diagrams have been improved, or added where necessary, to provide a more complete overview of specific subject matter and to provide better clarity of detail. \* References will be expanded and updated in order to make the Second Edition as current as possible when it is published, including an extensive listing of online resources Content: List of Contributors , Page ii Foreword , Pages xv-xvi , William Coad Preface to the Second Edition , Pages xvii-xviii , John Swift Acknowledgments , Pages xix-xxii 1 - Green/Sustainable High-Performance Design , Pages 3-16 2 - Background and Fundamentals , Pages 17-38 3 - Commissioning , Pages 41-53 4 - Architectural Design Impacts , Pages 55-72 5 - The Design Process—Early Stages , Pages 73-100 6 - LEED Guidance for HVAC Engineers , Pages 101-125 7 - Conceptual Engineering Design—Load Determination , Pages 127-142 8 - Space Thermal/Comfort Delivery Systems , Pages 143-166 9 - Interaction with the Local Environment , Pages 167-193 10 - Energy Distribution Systems , Pages 195-206 11 - Energy Conversion Systems , Pages 207-249 12 - Energy/Water Sources , Pages 251-274 13 - Lighting Systems , Pages 275-295 14 - Plumbing and Fire Protection Systems , Pages 297-314 15 - Building Control Systems , Pages 315-335 16 - Completing Design and Documentation for Construction , Pages 337-343 17 - Construction , Pages 347-350 18 - Operation/Maintenance/Performance Evaluation , Pages 351-356 Afterword: Background to the Development of This Guide , Pages 357-360 , David L. Grumman Bibliography , Pages 361-380 Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms , Pages 381-385 Index , Pages 387-392 The Ashrae Greenguide Was Developed Primarily To Provide Guidance To Designers Of Hvac&r Systems In How To Participate Effectively On Design Teams Charged With Producing Green Buildings--provided By Publisher. Basics -- Green/sustainable High-performance Design -- Background And Fundamentals -- The Design Process -- Commissioning -- Architectural Design Impacts -- The Design Process -- Early Stages -- Leed Guidance For Hvac Engineers -- Conceptual Engineering Design -- Load -- Determination -- Space Thermal/comfort Delivery Systems -- Interactions With The Local Environment -- Energy Distribution Systems -- Energy Conversion Systems -- Energy/water Sources -- Lighting Systems -- Plumbing And Fire Protection Systems -- Building Control Systems -- Completing Design And Documentation For Construction -- Post-design -- Construction To Demolition -- Construction -- Operation/maintenance/performance Evaluation -- Afterword: Background To The Development Of This Guide. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 361-380) And Index. 'The ASHRAE GreenGuide was developed primarily to provide guidance to designers of HVAC & R systems in how to participate effectively on design teams charged with producing green buildings'--Provided by publisher