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Author: Peter Robert Boyce Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1439874891 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 706
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The availability of electric lighting has changed the lives of people the world over, yet as a major user of electricity it has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. This scrutiny has focused largely on the environmental consequences, with little consideration of the benefits of lighting. Human Factors in Lighting, Third Edition restores
Author: Peter Robert Boyce Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1439874891 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 706
Book Description
The availability of electric lighting has changed the lives of people the world over, yet as a major user of electricity it has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. This scrutiny has focused largely on the environmental consequences, with little consideration of the benefits of lighting. Human Factors in Lighting, Third Edition restores
Author: Danny Harvey Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113654271X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 1347
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Reducing and managing humanity's demand for energy is a fundamental part of the effort to mitigate climate change. In this, the most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject, L.D. Danny Harvey lays out the theory and practice of how things must change if we are to meet our energy needs sustainably. The book begins with a succinct summary of the scientific basis for concern over global warming, then outlines energy basics and current patterns and trends in energy use. This is followed by a discussion of current and advanced technologies for the generation of electricity from fossil fuels. The book then considers in detail how energy is used, and how this use can be dramatically reduced, in the following end-use sectors: - buildings - transportation - industry - food and agriculture - municipal services The findings from these sector-by-sector assessments are then applied to generate scenarios of how global energy demand could evolve over the coming decades with full implementation of the identified and economically-feasible energy-saving potential. The book ends with a brief discussion of policies that can be used to reduce energy demand, but also addresses the limits of technologically-based improvements in efficiency in moderating demand and of the need to re-think some of our underlying assumptions concern ends with a brief discusing what we really need. Along with its companion volume on C-free energy supply, and accompanied by extensive supplementary online material, this is an essential resource for students and practitioners in engineering, architecture, environment and energy related fields. Online material includes: Excel-based computational exercises, teaching slides for each chapter, links to free software tools.
Author: Pedro Ponce Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 9535126709 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 203
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This book is an overview of the different paths automation and control engineering have taken lately, from a modern point of view. Built up with example chapters, this book provides some insight into the use of artificial intelligence and control theory on manufacturing, comfort analysis, reliability of modern digital systems, and the use of unusual reference and feedback signals as those coming from the brain. Nonetheless, some chapters are also devoted to a more traditional point of view of control theory, addressing complex problems where human intervention must be limited. Overall, this book is an effort to show that modern automation and control engineering are comprised by many diverse areas, which should interact in order to provide a complete result. In this way, as the systems become more complex and the control objectives more subjective, both, formal analytic and intelligent approaches, should be seen as complementary tools, not unrelated competitors. This books aim is precisely that of showing how broad and diverse the control objectives have become and how the abilities of the control engineer should be extended.
Author: Mardiana Idayu Ahmad Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319318403 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 258
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This diverse resource on renewable energy and sustainable technologies highlights the status, state of the art, challenges, advancements and options in areas such as energy recovery systems, turbine ventilators, green composites, biofuels and bio-resources for energy production, wind energy, integrated energy-efficient systems, thermal energy storage, natural ventilation & day-lighting systems, and low carbon technologies for building and environmental applications. It is designed to serve as a reference book for students, researchers, manufacturers and professionals working in these fields. The editors have gathered articles from world-leading experts that clearly illustrate key areas in renewable energy and sustainability. The distinct role of these technologies in future endeavors is stressed by taking into account the opportunities to contribute with new approaches, methods and directions for building and environmental applications. The in-depth discussion presented in this book will give readers a clear understanding of every important aspect of each technology’s applications, optimum configuration, modifications, limitations and their possible improvements.
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. Publisher: Guyer Partners ISBN: Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 433
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Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and planners interested in principles of sustainable design. Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN OF SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS 2. LOW IMPACT DESIGN 3. NATURAL VENTILATION FOR BUILDINGS 4. PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING OF BUILDINGS 5. PLANNING SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS 6. SOLAR COLLECTORS 7. SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS 8. SOLAR ENERGY FUNDAMENTALS 9. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS 10. SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING DESIGN 11. WATER DESALINATION.
Author: L.D. Danny Harvey Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136573038 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 716
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Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby lessen the likelihood of potentially catastrophic climate change. Bringing together a wealth of hard-to-obtain information on energy use and energy efficiency in buildings at a level which can be easily digested and applied, Danny Harvey offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings. Topics covered include: thermal envelopes, heating, cooling, heat pumps, HVAC systems, hot water, lighting, solar energy, appliances and office equipment, embodied energy, buildings as systems and community-integrated energy systems (cogeneration, district heating, and district cooling). The book includes exemplary buildings and techniques from North America, Europe and Asia, and combines a broad, holistic perspective with technical detail in an accessible and insightful manner.
Author: Sunil Kumar Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 981990823X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 211
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This book presents the select proceedings of the International conference of Sustainability in Environmental Engineering and Science (SEES) 2021. It presents the latest developments in civil engineering that cover all aspects and challenges in civil engineering, environmental engineering and environmental science. Various topics covered in this book include construction and structural mechanics, building materials, concrete, steel and timber structures, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, and coastal engineering. The volume will be useful for beginners, researchers, and professionals working in the areas of sustainable civil engineering and related fields.
Author: Thomas B. Johansson Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 052118293X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 1885
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Independent, scientifically based, integrated, policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues for specialists and policymakers in academia, industry, government.
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. Publisher: Guyer Partners ISBN: Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 395
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Introductory technical guidance for electrical engineers and construction managers interested in electric power distribution. Here is what is discussed: 1. 400 HZ SYSTEMS 2. POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS 3. EXTERIOR POWER DISTRIBUTION 4. INTERIOR POWER DISTRIBUTION 5. INTERIOR LIGHTING DESIGN 6. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES 7. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES 8. LIGHTNING AND STATIC ELECTRICITY PROTECTION 9. SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING DESIGN 10. TELECOMMUNICATION CABLING SYSTEMS 11. TROPICAL ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL 12. UTILIDORS, POWER DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN COLD REGIONS.
Author: Peter Robert Boyce
Author: Peter Robert Boyce
Author: Danny Harvey
Author: Pedro Ponce
Author: Mardiana Idayu Ahmad
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Author: L.D. Danny Harvey
Author: Sunil Kumar
Author: Thomas B. Johansson
Author: J. Paul Guyer. P.E., R.A.
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.