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Download full textDepartment of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of State and Local Programs. – 1978
This workbook provides a fill-in-the-blanks approach to an energy conservation program for schools which lack full-time engineering personnel. The generalized approach given here is not as detailed as an energy audit, but it allows school administrators, maintenance personnel, or building operators to analyze energy uses and to determine energy…
Descriptors: Administration, Building Operation, Building Systems, Climate
Peer reviewedDubin, Fred – Library Trends, 1987
Discusses the following aspects of the design of mechanical and electrical systems to meet the various requirements of libraries: (1) library planning teams; (2) raised floors; (3) lighting considerations; (4) air quality; (5) acoustics; and (6) climate controls. The importance of adaptability to meet future needs is stressed. (MES)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Building Design, Building Systems, Climate Control
Barnaby, Charles S.; And Others – 1978
This publication provides information about present uses of solar energy for space, water, and swimming pool heating that are practical for the San Francisco Bay area. It attempts to provide interested persons with the information needed to make decisions regarding installations of solar heating systems. The point of view taken is that any…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Systems, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1978
This document is the Massachusetts Energy Extension Service training manual for Residential Energy Auditors. This manual is part of a four-week program to train persons to perform home energy audits and was developed under the Energy Conservation Analysis Project (ECAP) at the University of Massachusetts. The chapter titles include: (1) Project…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Systems, Climate, Climate Control
Davis, Albert J.; Schubert, Robert P. – 1977
This publication provides a discussion of various energy conserving building systems and design alternatives. The information presented here covers alternative space and water heating systems, and energy conserving building designs incorporating these systems and other energy conserving techniques. Besides water, wind, solar, and bio conversion…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Building Design, Building Systems, Climate
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Solar Energy Applications Lab. – 1977
This training course and a companion course titled "Design of Systems for Solar Heating and Cooling of Residential Buildings," are designed to train home designers and builders in the fundamentals of solar hydronic and air systems for space heating and cooling and domestic hot water heating for residential buildings. Each course,…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Systems, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness
