Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated

<p><em>Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated </em>provides students with an easy-to-use and highly visual guide to building environmental control systems. By coupling diagrams drawings and pictures with concise text the book offers readers a digestible and simplified way to learn about cutting-edge technologies standards and tools within the discipline.</p><p> </p><p>Opening chapters explore thermodynamics comfort and climate; heat transfer; sun and shading; and passive heating and passive cooling. In additional chapters students learn about light and lighting; heating ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC); electricity and electrical systems; water and plumbing systems; and sound and architectural acoustics. Closing chapters address vertical transportation and fire safety/fire protection.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the text theoretical considerations are accompanied by real-world examples that help students connect key concepts with practice. The text also features end-of-chapter review problems and an appendix that contains the solutions to all of the review problems.</p><p> </p><p>Presenting students with an accessible and dynamic approach to the subject matter <em>Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated </em>is an ideal resource for courses and programs in architecture.</p>