TY - BOOK ED - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. TI - ASHRAE greenguide: the design, construction, and operation of sustainable buildings T2 - The ASHRAE professional series SN - 9781933742076 (hardcover) AV - TH880 .A83 2006 U1 - 720/.47 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Atlanta, GA PB - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Design and construction KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Buildings KW - Environmental engineering KW - Sustainable construction N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006029914.html ER -