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By: Wulfinghoff, Donald R. © 1999 Energy Institute Press

 

Description: This primary reference, how-to guide, and sourcebook for energy conservation lets you improve efficiency and save money in all types of buildings and plants, ranging from individual houses to commercial buildings to large institutions and industrial plants.
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Front Matter
Keys to the Measures, Ratings, and Selection Scorecard
Expand this node How to Use the Energy Efficiency Manual
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Table of Contents
Interactive Graphs
Table  (47)
Interactive Index to the Measures
Table  (394)
Section 1: Boiler Plant
Expand this node 1.1 Equipment Scheduling and Operating Practices
Expand this node 1.2 Boiler Plant Efficiency Measurement
Expand this node 1.3 Air-Fuel Ratio
Expand this node 1.4 Burner and Fan Systems
Expand this node 1.5 Draft Control
Expand this node 1.6 Firesides and Watersides
Expand this node 1.7 Combustion Gas Heat Transfer And Heat Recovery
Expand this node 1.8 Condensate, Feedwater, and Water Treatment
Expand this node 1.9 Fuel Oil Systems
Expand this node 1.10 Steam And Water Leakage
Expand this node 1.11 Conduction and Radiation Losses
Expand this node 1.12 System Design for Efficient Low-Load Heating
Section 2: Chiller Plant
Expand this node 2.1 Equipment Scheduling And Operating Practices
Expand this node 2.2 Optimum Operating Temperatures
Expand this node 2.3 Condenser and Evaporator Heat Transfer Efficiency
Expand this node 2.4 Heat Rejection Equipment
Expand this node 2.5 Pump Energy Consumption
Expand this node 2.6 Compressors
Expand this node 2.7 Refrigerant Condition
Expand this node 2.8 System Design for Efficient Low-Load Cooling
Expand this node 2.9 Exploiting Low Ambient Temperature for Water Chilling
Expand this node 2.10 Heat Recovery From Chillers
Expand this node 2.11 Cooling Thermal Storage
Section 3: Service Water Systems
Expand this node 3.1 Reducing Service Water Consumption
Expand this node 3.2 Water Heating Systems
Expand this node 3.3 Service Water Pumping
Section 4: Air Handling Systems
Expand this node 4.1 Minimizing Duration of Operation
Expand this node 4.2 Outside Air Intake and Building Pressurization
Expand this node 4.3 Single-Zone Systems
Expand this node 4.4 Single-Duct Reheat Systems
Expand this node 4.5 Dual-Duct Reheat Systems
Expand this node 4.6 Multizone Systems
Expand this node 4.7 Variable-Air-Volume Single-Duct Systems
Expand this node 4.8 Variable-Air-Volume Dual-Duct Systems
Expand this node 4.9 Induction Systems
Section 5: Room Conditioning Units & Self-Contained HVAC Equipment
Expand this node 5.1 Minimizing Equipment Operation
Expand this node 5.2 Radiators and Convectors
Expand this node 5.3 Fan-Coil Units
Expand this node 5.4 Self-Contained Air Conditioners and Through-Wall Heat Pumps
Expand this node 5.5 Remotely Cooled Air Conditioning Units and Heat Pumps
Expand this node 5.6 Heat Pump Loop Systems (Additional Measures)
Expand this node 5.7 Direct-Fired Heating Units
Section 6: Building Air Leakage
Expand this node 6.1 Personnel Doors
Expand this node 6.2 Garage, Loading, and Equipment Doors
Expand this node 6.3 Window Air Leakage
Expand this node 6.4 Other Envelope Leakage
Section 7: Building Insulation
Expand this node 7.1 Roofs and Attics
Expand this node 7.2 Walls and Soffits
Expand this node 7.3 Glazing Insulation
Section 8: Control and Use of Sunlight
Expand this node 8.1 Reducing Cooling Load: Windows & Skylights
Expand this node 8.2 Reducing Cooling Load: Opaque Surfaces & Overall
Expand this node 8.3 Daylighting
Expand this node 8.4 Passive Solar Heating
Section 9: Artificial Lighting
Expand this node 9.1 Lamps and Fixtures, Incandescent
Expand this node 9.2 Lamps and Fixtures, Fluorescent
Expand this node 9.3 Lamps and Fixtures, H.I.D. and L.P.S.
Expand this node 9.4 Lighting Controls, Manual
Expand this node 9.5 Lighting Controls, Automatic
Expand this node 9.6 Lighting Layout
Expand this node 9.7 Fixture Maintenance and Marking
Section 10: Independent Energy-Using Components
Expand this node 10.1 A. C. Induction Motors
Expand this node 10.2 Centrifugal Pumps
Expand this node 10.3 Fans
Expand this node 10.4 Standby Equipment
Section 11: Reference Notes
Expand this node Group 1. Energy Management Tools
Expand this node Group 2. Energy Sources
Expand this node Group 3. Mechanical Equipment
Expand this node Group 4. Building Envelope
Expand this node Group 5. Lighting
Contributors of Illustrations
Disclaimer & Warning
Index