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Cold-climate buildings design guide. - 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : color illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.

HVAC Cold climates -- Sustainability -- Human comfort in the indoor environment -- Utilities in buildings -- Strategic design -- Building HVAC design process -- HVAC design calculations -- Building envelope -- Design considerations -- Control -- Commissioning.

"A guide to assist designers, contractors, and engineers in constructing and maintaining buildings in cold-climate environments. Provides practical advice on the unique challenges faced when trying to maintain human comfort and energy-efficiency in cold, subarctic, and arctic climates"--

ISBN: 9781939200006 (electronic bk.) 1939200008 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Building--Cold weather conditions.
Buildings--Environmental engineering.
Buildings--Arctic regions.
Construction--Conditions par temps froid.
Constructions--Technique de l'environnement.
Constructions--Arctique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Construction--General.
Building--Cold weather conditions.
Buildings.
Buildings--Environmental engineering.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Arctic Regions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TH153 / .C594 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 690.0911