Alternative energy systems in building design /

Synopsis: 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 mater...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gevorkian, Peter (Author)
Corporate Author:	McGraw-Hill Companies
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2010]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Subjects:	Electric power systems. Small power production facilities. Sustainable buildings. Building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Renewable energy sources. Wind power plants. Hydroelectric power plants. Architecture and energy conservation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Global warming : climatic and atmospheric changes
Energy systems
Solar power system physics and technologies
California solar initiative program
Energy conservation
Passive solar heating 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
Carbon dioxide sequestration and carbon trading economics.