Overview
Explains the principles of heat transfer, load calculations and energy modeling used for achieving energy efficient HVAC design solutions
Highlights some of the highest energy-consuming HVAC applications and describes possible opportunities for tremendous energy savings
Demonstrates cutting-edge methods and techniques to help HVAC designers in their decision making approach for selecting and improving appropriate systems and solutions
Illustrates how buildings of the future can utilize these advanced decision making approaches to become autonomous and truly smart
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basics of Heat Transfer, Load Calculation, and Energy Modeling
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High Energy Consuming HVAC Applications
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Advanced Decision Making Strategies
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Javad Khazaii earned his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, his Master of Business Administration with a concentration of Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, and his PhD in Architecture with a major in building technology and a minor in building construction from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a registered engineer and a LEED accredited professional with more than two decades of professional project management, design and energy modeling. He has been adjunct faculty in Engineering at Kennesaw State University since 2011. Dr. Khazaii has co-authored scientific articles and conference proceedings for the ASME and IBPSA, and he was one of the original contributors to the State of Qatar (Energy) Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS). His team was awarded first place in the International Building Performance Simulation Association's (IBPSA) annual group competition in 2009. His first book “Energy Efficient HVAC Design, An Essential Guide for Sustainable Building” was published by Springer in 2014 and is within Springer’s top 100 best sellers in Energy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Decision Making for HVAC Engineers
Book Subtitle: Creating Energy Efficient Smart Buildings
Authors: Javad Khazaii
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33328-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33327-4Published: 18 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81486-5Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33328-1Published: 10 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 191
Number of Illustrations: 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Physics, HVAC, Energy Systems, Operations Research/Decision Theory