Net Zero Energy Design - A Guide for Commercial Architecture

Informationen zum Autor TOM HOOTMAN, AIA LEED AP BD + C, is an architect and the Director of Sustainability at RNL, a global design firm specializing in sustainable design for the built environment. Hootman provides leadership and guidance to RNL's sustainable project work, design standards, staff education, research, and outreach. Tom has worked on several net zero energy design projects, including the NREL Research Support Facility. Klappentext Conveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principlesWritten by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, Net Zero Energy Design is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals who want to design and build net zero energy commercial architecture. It offers no-nonsense strategies, step-by-step technical analysis, and valuable examples, in addition to developed case studies. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book also develops a broad-based understanding of all the integrated principles involved in achieving net zero energy.This book is an indispensable resource for anyone venturing into net zero energy design, construction, and operation, and it also serves as an excellent resource on a variety of sustainable design topics. Important features include:* Organization based upon the commercial building delivery process* Robust technical content for use in actual project applications* Analysis examples that demonstrate key technical principles* Plenty of design data for use as a valuable design resource* Abundant and sophisticated information graphics and color illustrations and photographs* A distinct design focus on the content that inspires adoption of principles into projects Zusammenfassung This book provides architects and construction professionals with complete guidance on how to design and build net zero commercial architecture. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of all the integrated principles involved in achieving net zero energy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments IX In Introduction xiii My Net Zero Energy Journey XIII How To Use This Book xi v OV Chapter 1: Net Zero Energy Building Overview 1 The Case for Net Zero Energy Buildings 1 Defining Net Zero Energy 4 Classifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 10 Alternative Approaches to Net Zero Energy 12 Certifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 15 Building Industry Research and Trends 16 Building Industry Programs 19 Building Industry Codes and Regulations 20 Building Rating and Energy Labeling Systems 23 PC Chapter 2: Project Conception and Delivery 27 The Net Zero Energy Objective 27 Project Conception 36 Project Planning 40 Project Team Selection 44 Delivery Methods 49 Risks and Rewards 53 IP Chapter 3: Integrated Process 57 Integrated Delivery and Management 57 Project Delivery Phases 63 Integrated Design Methods 69 Building Energy Modeling 73 En Chapter 4: Energy 89 Energy Basics 89 Energy Use Intensity 102 Energy Targets 109 Energy and Thermal Comfort 125 DF Chapter 5: Design Fundamentals 133 Energy Design Conditions 133 Climate Assessment 133 Site Assessment 158 Building Massing and Geometry 166 Building Type and Zoning 177 PA Chapter 6: Pa ssive Architecture 183 Passive Design 183 Design Science 186 Building Envelope 202 Passive Strategies 215 EE Chapter 7: Energy-Efficient Building Systems 231 Active Systems 231 Basic Concepts 235 HVAC Overview 240 Low-Energy Distribution 243 Low-Energy Pri...

List of contents

Acknowledgments IX
 
In Introduction xiii
 
My Net Zero Energy Journey XIII
 
How To Use This Book xi v
 
OV Chapter 1: Net Zero Energy Building
 
Overview 1
 
The Case for Net Zero Energy Buildings 1
 
Defining Net Zero Energy 4
 
Classifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 10
 
Alternative Approaches to Net Zero Energy 12
 
Certifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 15
 
Building Industry Research and Trends 16
 
Building Industry Programs 19
 
Building Industry Codes and Regulations 20
 
Building Rating and Energy Labeling Systems 23
 
PC Chapter 2: Project Conception and Delivery 27
 
The Net Zero Energy Objective 27
 
Project Conception 36
 
Project Planning 40
 
Project Team Selection 44
 
Delivery Methods 49
 
Risks and Rewards 53
 
IP Chapter 3: Integrated Process 57
 
Integrated Delivery and Management 57
 
Project Delivery Phases 63
 
Integrated Design Methods 69
 
Building Energy Modeling 73
 
En Chapter 4: Energy 89
 
Energy Basics 89
 
Energy Use Intensity 102
 
Energy Targets 109
 
Energy and Thermal Comfort 125
 
DF Chapter 5: Design Fundamentals 133
 
Energy Design Conditions 133
 
Climate Assessment 133
 
Site Assessment 158
 
Building Massing and Geometry 166
 
Building Type and Zoning 177
 
PA Chapter 6: Pa ssive Architecture 183
 
Passive Design 183
 
Design Science 186
 
Building Envelope 202
 
Passive Strategies 215
 
EE Chapter 7: Energy-Efficient Building Systems 231
 
Active Systems 231
 
Basic Concepts 235
 
HVAC Overview 240
 
Low-Energy Distribution 243
 
Low-Energy Primary Equipment 247
 
Domestic Hot Water 256
 
Lighting 258
 
District Energy 266
 
RE Chapter 8: Renewab le Energy 271
 
Renewable Energy Basics 271
 
Solar Power 272
 
Solar Thermal 284
 
Wind 293
 
Hydro 300
 
Geothermal 306
 
Biomass 309
 
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 314
 
Ec Chapter 9: Economics 319
 
Financial Considerations 319
 
Financial Models 329
 
Financial Analysis 333
 
Net Zero Energy and the Real Estate Market 341
 
OO Chapter 10: Operations and Occupancy 347
 
Building Operation 347
 
Plug Loads 352
 
Green Behavior 357
 
Net Zero Energy Performance Plan 363
 
NZ Chapter 11: Net Zero Energy 367
 
Net Zero Energy Balance 367
 
Net Zero Energy Measures 367
 
Carbon Neutrality 377
 
CS Chapter 12: Case Study: DOE /NREL Research Support Facility 387
 
Introduction 387
 
Process 388
 
Project Economics 389
 
Climate, Site, and Program 391
 
Design Response 394
 
Operation and Occupancy 406
 
Performance Metrics 411
 
Bib liography 417
 
About the Author 427
 
Index 429

Product details

• Authors: T Hootman, Thomas Hootman, Hootman Thomas
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9781118018545
• ISBN: 978-1-118-01854-5
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Innenarchitektur, Architektur, Interior Design, Architecture, Bauentwurf, Design, Drawing & Presentation, Entwurf, Zeichnung u. Präsentation, Building Design, Nullenergiehaus