ASHRAE greenguide : the design, construction, and operation of sustainable buildings. ASHRAE green guide - 2nd ed. - Atlanta, GA : American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers, c2006. - xxii, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The ASHRAE professional series . - ASHRAE professional series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-380) and index.

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.

"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.

9781933742076 (hardcover) 1933742070 (hardcover)

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Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
Buildings--Environmental engineering.
Sustainable construction.

TH880 / .A83 2006

720/.47