Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated -- Jianxin Hu

<p><em>Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated </em>provides students with an easy-to-use and highly visual guide to building environmental control systems. By coupling diagrams, drawings, and pictures with concise text, the book offers readers a digestible and simplified way to learn about cutting-edge technologies, standards, and tools within the discipline.</p><p> </p><p>Opening chapters explore thermodynamics, comfort, and climate; heat transfer; sun and shading; and passive heating and passive cooling. In additional chapters, students learn about light and lighting; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC); electricity and electrical systems; water and plumbing systems; and sound and architectural acoustics. Closing chapters address vertical transportation and fire safety/fire protection.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the text, theoretical considerations are accompanied by real-world examples that help students connect key concepts with practice. The text also features end-of-chapter review problems and an appendix that contains the solutions to all of the review problems.</p><p> </p><p>Presenting students with an accessible and dynamic approach to the subject matter, <em>Building Environmental Control Systems Illustrated </em>is an ideal resource for courses and programs in architecture.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Jianxin Hu<br><b>Publisher:</b> Cognella Academic Publishing<br><b>Published:</b> 12/16/2021<br><b>Pages:</b> 372<br><b>Binding Type:</