MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR GREEN AND SMART BUILDINGS: Energy-Efficient HVAC, Smart Lighting, Electrical Distribution, Building Automation, and Renewable Energy Integration - Couverture souple

Davey, Blake

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798191225142

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE SYSTEMS POWERING GREEN, ENERGY-EFFICIENT, AND INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS

Modern buildings must do more than provide shelter. They must reduce energy use, support occupant comfort, respond intelligently to changing conditions, and operate reliably throughout their life cycle. Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Green and Smart Buildings provides the practical knowledge needed to understand, select, coordinate, and manage the systems that make this possible.

Written for students and professionals, this comprehensive reference explains how mechanical equipment, electrical infrastructure, smart controls, and renewable energy technologies work together as one integrated building-performance system. Clear explanations of both how each system operates and why important design decisions matter make complex topics easier to understand and apply.

Inside, readers will explore:

• Energy-efficient HVAC systems, including heating and cooling equipment, ventilation, air distribution, hydronic systems, heat recovery, filtration, zoning, and indoor air quality

• Smart lighting technologies, including LED systems, daylight harvesting, occupancy sensors, lighting controls, visual comfort, and energy-saving strategies

• Electrical power distribution, covering load assessment, transformers, switchgear, panels, conductors, grounding, protection devices, emergency power, and power quality

• Building automation and management systems, including sensors, controllers, communication networks, control sequences, monitoring, data collection, and fault detection

• Renewable energy integration, including solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal technologies, battery storage, inverters, microgrids, demand management, and grid-connected applications

• Green building principles, such as energy conservation, electrification, decarbonization, resilience, life-cycle performance, and responsible equipment selection

• System commissioning, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance verification for lasting efficiency and reliability

The book also explains how smart meters, connected devices, advanced sensors, and real-time building data can identify energy waste, improve occupant comfort, support preventive maintenance, and strengthen facility-management decisions.

Rather than treating HVAC, lighting, electrical power, automation, and renewable energy as isolated subjects, this guide shows how they can be coordinated from the earliest design stage through installation, commissioning, operation, and future upgrades.

Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Green and Smart Buildings is an essential resource for architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, architectural engineers, construction managers, contractors, inspectors, technicians, facility managers, energy consultants, educators, and students.

Whether you are designing a high-performance building, upgrading an existing facility, studying building services, inspecting installed systems, or managing daily operations, this book will help you create buildings that are more efficient, responsive, resilient, comfortable, and prepared for a sustainable future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798191225142
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg