Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design (GreenSource Books)

Design High-Performance Alternative Energy Systems for Buildings

A comprehensive reference for architects and engineers, this GreenSource book provides practical design and installation guidelines for some of the most commercially viable alternative energy technologies. Construction materials, system deployment, typical installations, and environmental impact are covered.

Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design includes information on LEED design, energy conservation, and solar power financing and return on investment. Power purchase agreements (PPAs) and national and international carbon cap and trade are also discussed. Valuable appendices contain detailed design data tables and certified equipment listings.

Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design covers:

• Solar power system physics and technologies
• California solar initiative program
• Energy conservation
• Passive heating solar technologies
• Fuel cell technology
• Wind energy technologies
• Ocean energy technologies
• Hydroelectric and micro-hydro turbine power
• Geothermal energy
• Biofuel, biogas, and thermal depolymerization technologies
• Fission- and fusion-type nuclear power
• Air pollution abatement

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Contenu

Chapter 1: Global Warming: Climatic andAtmospheric Changes
Chapter 2: Energy Systems
Chapter 3: Energy System Design
Chapter 4: Solar Power Systems(Physics; Design; Economics)
Chapter 5: California Solar Initiative Program
Chapter 6: Solar Power Co-generation SystemDeployment
Chapter 7: Passive Solar Power Heating andPower Generation
Chapter 8: Solar Cell Technologies
Chapter 9: Fuel Cell Technologies
Chapter 10: Wind Energy Technologies
Chapter 11: Ocean Energy Technologies
Chapter 12: Hydroelectric Power
Chapter 13: Micro Hydro Turbines
Chapter 14: Geothermal Energy
Chapter 15: Bio-fuels and Biogas Technologies
Chapter 16: Pyrolysis and ThermalDeploymerization
Chapter 17: Nuclear Power
Chapter 18: Air Pollution AbatementTechnologies
Chapter 19: Carbon Dioxide Sequestration andCarbon Trading Economics
Appendices