Building Services Engineering (6th edition)

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Synopsis

Engineering services within buildings account for ongoing energy use, greenhouse gas contributionnbsp;and life safety provisions. This fully updated sixth edition of Chadderton's leading textbooknbsp;is the perfect preparation for those intending to enter this increasingly important field. nbsp; Chapters addressing heating, climate change, air conditioning, transportation systems, water,nbsp;gas, electricity, drainage and room acoustics cover all the key responsibilities of the buildingnbsp;services engineer. As well as introductory material and the underpinning theory, practicalnbsp;guidance is provided in the form of sample calculations and spreadsheets. nbsp; New material includes: * Trends and recent applications in lowering the energy use by mechanical and electricalnbsp;services systems, heating, cooling and lighting of buildings. * Case studies modelled from post-occupancy reports to provide realistic discussion topics. * Examples of the use of photovoltaic solar panels, chilled beams, underfloor air distribution,nbsp;labyrinths, ground-sourced heat pumps, district heating and cooling, energy performancenbsp;certificates, energy auditing and wind turbines. * Outlines of the concepts of global warming, carbon trading and zero carbon buildings. * Exercises in each chapter and online self-study questions. nbsp; A significantly expanded companion website offers over 1,000 self-test questions, PowerPointnbsp;slides for lecturers, and an instructor's manual, enabling the rapid generation of lectures,nbsp;assignments, and tests. Building Services Engineering is the ideal textbook for students of building services engineering, as well as a comprehensive guide for those about to start work in this field. nbsp; David V. Chadderton was formerly a Principal Lecturer in building services engineering atnbsp;Southampton Solent University, a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, and lecturednbsp;in Melbourne and Ballarat. He has also worked as a self-employed energy auditor, and an energynbsp;performance contracting engineer in Melbourne before retiring recently.

Book details

Author:
David V. Chadderton
ISBN:
9780415699327
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis / Routledge
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2016-05-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
David V. Chadderton 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Military, Nonfiction, Science, Technology