Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes
eBook - ePub

Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

An Engineering Approach

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eBook - ePub

Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

An Engineering Approach

About this book

Providing a proven set of energy efficiency measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs for existing homes, this volume presents general tools and procedures for performing home weatherization such as insulation improvements as well as methods to reduce air leakage. The author describes several techniques and technolog

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781040161890

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. 1: Energy Audit Procedures
  10. 2: Economic Analysis
  11. 3: Principles of Thermal Analysis
  12. 4: Energy Efficiency Screening Approaches
  13. 5: Building
  14. 6: Electrical
  15. 7: Heating and Cooling Systems Retrofit
  16. 8: Water Systems Retrofit
  17. 9: Net-Zero Energy Retrofits
  18. 10: Methods for Estimating Energy Savings
  19. 11: Energy Audit Reporting Guidelines
  20. 12: Case Studies
  21. Appendix A: Housing Archetypes
  22. Appendix B: Thermal Properties of Building Materials
  23. Appendix C: Heating and Cooling Degree Days (SI Units)
  24. Appendix D: Heating and Cooling Degree Days (IP Units)
  25. References
  26. Index
  27. Conversion Factors

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