Energy Management

This book considers energy management and technology development over the next several decades by exploring data from these energy technology roadmaps. International in scope, the book examines both the technical and non-technical aspects of emerging technologies.
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Covering the latest codes and standards and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the latest edition of this authoritative handbook includes new chapters on carbon reduction strategies and sustainable development; software packages from the Best Practices program of the U.S. Department of Energy; and emerging technologies such as oxy-fuel combustion, high efficiency burners, enhanced heat exchangers and ceramic membranes for heat recovery.
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This practical desk reference for energy engineers and managers is designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for performing energy audits in commercial facilities.

Completely revised and edited, this reference covers the full scope of energy management techniques and applications for new and existing buildings, with emphasis on the "systems" approach to developing an effective overall energy management strategy.

Newly revised and edited, this comprehensive handbook has become recognized as the definitive stand-alone energy manager's desk reference, used by thousands of professionals throughout the industry. The sixth edition includes new chapters on ground-source heat pumps, sustainability, and high performance green buildings, plus an in-depth revision of sections on control systems.

Bringing to the forefront the most critical areas of effective energy cost cutting, this fully revised edition of this best-selling energy manager's guide provides the very lastest strategies for improving lighting, combustion processes, steam generation/distribution, and industrial waste re-utilization.

Newly revised and edited, this best-selling handbook is the most comprehensive and practical reference available on energy auditing in buildings and industry. Updated with new chapters on energy assessment and computer software, this book includes detailed analysis of the latest technologies and software available to optimize the audit process.

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This practical application reference was written to provide a resource for those seeking to utilize the innovative methods now available to finance energy efficiency projects. The full scope of current project financing practices are fully examined and assessed, including coverage of energy service performance contracting, rate of return analysis, measurement and verification of energy savings, and more.

This important reference has been put together specifically to prepare energy managers to understand the basic concepts and principles of information technology (IT), so that they can successfully apply this knowledge in their facility – and have the understanding necessary to supervise the IT work of a consultant or vendor.

This book was written to give energy-involved professionals the tools they need to take their energy audits to the next level, and use them to accurately predict a building's future energy use and true savings potential.

This book discusses the numerous reasons why many organizations fail to manage the behavioral aspects of energy consumption, and shows you how you can apply proven management techniques to significantly reduce these unnecessary energy expenses within your own organization.

This book is intended to serve as an effective tool for professional green building enthusiasts and advocates in presenting green design features, sustainable strategies and new products to the potential green building client.

In an industry changing as rapidly as performance contracting, this completely revised and updated edition is a must read for those concerned about energy and the environment, examining state-of-the-art facts and pragmatic realities from financing to measurement and verification, and including up-to-date how-to's for both end users and energy service companies (ESCOs).

Updated with new material on thermodynamics that provides a blueprint on controlling energy use in buildings, this reference will save countless hours doing energy feasibility studies and associated calculations.

This practical study guide serves as a valuable companion text, providing worked-out solutions to all the problems presented in Guide to Energy Management, Fifth Edition. Covering each chapter in sequence, the author has provided detailed instructions to guide you through every step in the problem solving process. You'll find all the help you need to fully master and apply the state-of-the-art concepts and strategies presented in Guide to Energy Management.

Sustainable development is a concept that incorporates energy, urban management, environmental objectives, policy integration, and the idea that effective solutions can be achieved in a cooperative manner with concerted effort.
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The purpose of this book is to document the operational experience with web based systems in actual facilities and in varied applications, and to show how new opportunities have developed for energy and facility managers to quickly and effectively control and manage their operations.

The capability and use of IT and web based energy information and control systems has expanded from single facilities to multiple facilities and organizations with buildings located throughout the world. This book will answer the question of how to take the mass of available data and extract from it simple and useful information which can determine what actions to take to improve efficiency and productivity of commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.