Peter Gevorkian
Design
High-Performance Alternative Energy Systems for Buildings
A comprehensive reference for architects and
engineers, this GreenSource book provides practical design
and installation guidelines for some of the most commercially viable
alternative energy technologies. Construction materials, system
deployment, typical installations, and environmental impact are
covered.
Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design
includes information on LEED design, energy conservation, and solar
power financing and return on investment. Power purchase agreements
(PPAs) and national and international carbon cap and trade are also
discussed.
Valuable appendices contain detailed design data
tables and certified equipment listings.
Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design
covers:
- Solar power system physics and technologies
- California solar initiative program
- Energy conservation
- Passive heating solar technologies
- Fuel cell technology
- Wind energy technologies
- Ocean energy technologies
- Hydroelectric and micro-hydro turbine power
- Geothermal energy
- Biofuel, biogas, and thermal depolymerization
technologies
- Fission- and fusion-type nuclear power
- Air pollution abatement
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Contents:
Chapter 1: Global Warming: Climatic and
Atmospheric Changes
Chapter 2: Energy Systems
Chapter 3: Solar Power System Physics and Technologies Chapter
4: California Solar Initiative
Chapter 5: Energy Conservation
Chapter 6: Passive Solar Heat Technologies
Chapter 7: Fuel Cell Technologies
Chapter 8: Wind Energy Technologies
Chapter 9: Ocean Energy Technologies
Chapter 10: Hydro-Electric and Micro-Hydro Turbine Power
Chapter 11: Geothermal Energy Technologies
Chapter 12: Bio-Fuels and Thermal De-Polymerization Technologies
Chapter 13: Fission- and Fusion-Type Nuclear Power Chapter 14:
Pollution Abatement
Chapter 15: Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Carbon Trading
Appendices
About the Author:
Dr. Peter Gevorkian, PhD (Glendale, CA) is President of
Vector Delta Design Group, Inc., an electrical engineering and solar
power design consulting organization specializing in industrial,
commercial and residential projects. In the past several years, the
company extended its expertise in the field of renewable energy
sources such as solar power, fuel cells and micro-turbine
cogeneration.
Since 1971, Dr. Gevorkian has been an active member of the
Canadian and California Board of Professional Engineers. He has
taught computer science, automation control, and has authored
several technical papers, in addition to the books Sustainable
Energy Systems in Architectural Design and the upcoming Sustainable
Energy Systems Engineering.
Hardcover
514 Pages
7-3/4 x 9-1/2 in.
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