Building Energy Simulation Using DesignBuilder(TM)

HVAC and Renewable Energy
3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-90875-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This book focuses on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and photovoltaics
as a medium to improve energy efficiency and energy generation, respectively. It covers heating
and cooling design including simulating different types of HVAC systems from the lens of energy
efficiency, and evaluation of the impact of photovoltaics for energy generation. It elaborates upon
the cost–benefit analysis, sensitivity assessments, addressing uncertainties for different building
components, building energy code compliance for HVAC systems. It also features simulation project
case studies. It also does the following:

• Explains simulation of different types of air conditioning systems such as unitary, variablerefrigerant-flow, and centralized
• Explores the analysis of individual components of centralized HVAC systems
• Covers the simulation of on-site photovoltaic systems by looking at their placement and its effect on energy generation
• Encompasses cost analysis, sensitivity evaluations, and uncertainty analysis for different building components
• Inculcates real-life examples and exercises for application and reinforcement of concepts It is aimed at students, researchers in building energy (simulation)/building design courses, energy simulation professionals, architects, and so forth.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garg, Vishal

Mathur, Jyotirmay

Bhatia, Aviruch

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Haustechnik, Gebäudeautomatisierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Massenermittlung, Aufmaß, Kostenplanung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Heating and Cooling Design 2. Unitary HVAC Systems 3. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Central Water Side 4. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Central Air Side 5. Renewable Energy System 6. Costing, Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis 7. Building Energy Code Compliance (HVAC) 8. Simulation Parameters 9. Simulation projects. Project Files. Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Vishal Garg is the University Chair Professor and Director of the Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy at Plaksha University. His research interests are in the areas of building energy simulations, smart energy homes, and cool roofs. He was awarded the inaugural Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld Urban Cooling Achievement Award and is a Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, and a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi.  Jyotirmay Mathur is a professor of mechanical engineering and the founding head of the Centre for Energy and Environment at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. He has done postgraduate work in energy studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, and has received a doctorate in energy systems from the University of Essen, Germany. Dr. Mathur has published 100 research papers in refereed international journals and has presented more than 160 papers and talks at international seminars and conferences, besides writing five books. Dr. Mathur works in the field of energy modelling, codes and standards, energy conservation in buildings, passive cooling, adaptive thermal comfort and building integrated photovoltaic systems.  Aviruch Bhatia is a senior research scientist at Plaksha University, Mohali, India. Before joining Plaksha, he served as an Assistant Professor at the TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi. He holds a PhD from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. His research interests lie at the intersection of building physics, building performance simulation and analysis, and sustainable architecture. Earlier in his career, he worked for three years as an Assistant Manager with the Sustainability Group at Spectral Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (an AECOM company), where he was involved in a range of green building projects.