This handbook provides a comprehensive summary on the energy systems used in green buildings, with a particular focus on solar energy - the most common renewable energy source applied in this field.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part I Introduction to Green Building Concepts
• Challenges in the Modeling and Simulation of Green Buildings - Salvatore Carlucci, Mohamed Hamdy and Amin Moazami
• Definitions, Targets, and Key Performance Indicators for New and Renovated Zero Emission Buildings - Inger Andresen
• Bioclimatic Design of Green Buildings - Luca Finocchiaro and Gabriele Lobaccaro
• Part II Solar Energy Systems
• Solar Collectors and Solar Hot Water Systems - Runsheng Tang and Guihua Li
• Solar Water Heating System - X. Luo, Xiaoli Ma, Y. F. Xu, Z. K. Feng, W. P. Du, Ruzhu Wang and Ming Li
• Solar Cooling Systems - Y. F. Xu, Ming Li, Y. F. Wang and Ruzhu Wang
• Solar Air Heating System - Wei Wang and Ming Li
• Solar Desiccant Cooling System - M. M. Xu and H. Li
• Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System - Xun Ma and Taixiang Zhao
• Part III Efficient Heat Pump Energy Systems
• Air-Source Heat Pump Systems - Shuang Jiang
• Ground Source Heat Pump Systems - Yao Yu and Gaylord Olson
• Introduction of Water Source Heat Pump System - Shui Yu
• Air Cycle Heat Pumps - Shugang Wang
• Part IV Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) Systems
• Introduction to CCHP Systems - Ying Li and Xiangqiang Kong
• Prime Movers - Dong Zhang and Xiangqiang Kong
• Thermally Activated Refrigeration Technologies - Jianbo Li and Xiangqiang Kong
• Design and Assessment of CCHP Systems - Xiangqiang Kong and Ying Li
• Part V Efficient Heating and Cooling Technologies
• Efficient Water-Cooled Chillers - Xiuping Zhang, Lei Jia, Junfeng Wu, Rujin Wang, Jiong Li and Yu Zhong
• Independent Temperature and Humidity Control Air-Conditioning Systems - Tao Zhang and Xiaohua Liu
• Small Temperature Difference Terminals - D. Liu, P. K. Li, Xiaoqiang Zhai, Ruzhu Wang and Ming Liu
• Heat/Energy Recovery Technologies in Buildings - Xinke Wang
• Measurement of Energy Consumption in Buildings - Rang Tu
• Part VI Energy Storage
• Energy Storage by Sensible Heat for Buildings - Yilin Fan and Lingai Luo
• Energy Storage by PCM for Building Applications - Aditya Chauhan, V. V. Tyagi, Sanjeev Anand, A. K. Pandey, Ahmet Sari and F. A. Al-Sulaiman
• Energy Storage by Adsorption Technology for Building - Frédéric Kuznik
• Seasonal Storage System of Solar Energy for House Heating by Absorption Technology - Nolwenn Le Pierrès
• Electrical Energy Storage for Buildings - Tao Ma, Lu Shen and Meng Li
• Sorption Thermal Energy Storage - Y. N. Zhang, Ruzhu Wang and T. X. Li
• Part VII Passive Building Design
• Passive Building Walls - Xing Jin
• Green Roof - Alice Xinyan Yang and Jianjian Wei
• Natural Ventilation - Xiaohong Zheng, Zhenni Shi, Zheqi Xuan and Hua Qian
• Passive Solar Building - Zhongting Hu and Wei He
• Shading Technology - Xiaojian Xie, Jianjian Wei and Jingxin Huang
• The Nonvisual Effect of Natural Lighting - Xiang Li and Bin Chen
• Part VIII Integrated Energy Systems in Green Buildings
• Integration of Solar Systems with Heat Pumps and Other Technologies - Li Bin
• Integration of Ground Source Heat Pump with Other Technologies - Bin Hu
• Integration of CCHP with Renewable Energy - Chunyuan Zheng and Gan Yang
• Smart Building Energy Systems - Chenhao Yang
• Part IX Cases of Energy Systems in Green Buildings
• Integrated Energy System in a Green Energy Lab - Xiwen Cheng
• Air-Conditioning System in a Green Office Building - Xiaohong Wang, Pengfei Xu, Ming Liu and Yanping Wang
• Case of CCHP System in Shanghai - Gan Yang and Chunyuan Zheng
• Design and Operation of District Heating and Cooling System in Shanghai International Shipping Service Center - Jianrong Yang, Ying Zhang, Ruipu Wang, Xiaoxiao Shen, Yang Yu and Gao Yi
• Design and Operation of HVAC System in the New Office Building of Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences - Jianrong Yang, Ying Zhang, Lizhen Wang, Xiaoxiao Shen, Zhengjun Qiao, Yi Gao and Lu Yao
• Case of Energy System in a Green Building in Tianjin - Ligai Kang, Zelin Li and Shuai Deng
• Cases of Energy System in a Green Building in UK - Xudong Zhao, Xiaoli Ma, Peng Xu, Diallo Thierno, Zishang Zhu and Jinzhi Zhou
• Solar- or Gas-Driven Absorption System for Cooling and Heating in a Hotel - Xu Zhenyuan
• Case of Energy System in Northwest China - J. P. Li, J. Y. Yang, X. F. Zhen, W. J. Guan and C. X. Xie
• Energy Systems of Green Buildings in Australia - Xiaolin Wang and Liangzhuo Hou