Handbook of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings: HVAC, Plumbing, Power, Lighting, and Fire Protection Systems for Engineers and Architects - Softcover

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Design building systems as one coordinated whole.
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, fire protection, and control systems determine whether a building is comfortable, safe, efficient, and practical to operate. This comprehensive handbook brings those disciplines together in one structured reference for engineers, architects, upper-level students, and practicing designers.

Beginning with integrated design and human comfort, the book develops the physical principles behind heat transfer, psychrometrics, load calculations, fluid flow, alternating-current power, and illumination. It then applies those foundations to HVAC systems and central plants, ducts and hydronic piping, plumbing and drainage, fire protection, electrical distribution and grounding, emergency power, lighting and daylighting, building automation, energy-code compliance, and commissioning.

Inside you will find:
• Clear explanations that connect theory to design decisions
• Step-by-step worked examples with units and assumptions shown
• Practice problems that progress from direct calculations to integrated design tasks
• US customary units with SI equivalents where useful
• Tables, equations, appendices, a glossary, and a detailed index for quick reference

Use this handbook to understand why building-service calculations work, coordinate disciplines more effectively, and approach real projects with a stronger technical foundation.

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