Air-conditioning
and Refrigeration Institute. (March 1999). Product Performance Ratings.
[WWW Document] URL: http://www.ari.org/directories/.
ARI maintains an invaluable database of cooling
and refrigeration equipment, with efficiencies, which is available for
free download via the Internet. Invaluable in comparing alternative
manufacturers and product lines, it allows easy and fast comparison
of HVAC equipment by type, cooling or heating capacity, efficiency,
or combinations of several parameters.
Allard,
F. (ed.) 1998. Natural Ventilation in Buildings: A Design
Handbook . James & James, London.
Exhaustive coverage of the theory and practice
of natural ventilation in buildings, providing the fundamentals, prediction
and diagnostic techniques as well as design guidelines, technical solutions
and case studies.
ASHRAE,
1990. ASHRAE Guideline 3-1990: Reducing Emissions of Fully Halogenated
Chlorofluorocarbons in Refrigeration and Air -Conditioning Equipment
and Applications.
ASHRAE also creates and maintains a number of
Standards and Guidelines for HVAC design and installation. Created by
consensus of researchers, engineers and equipment manufacturers, ASHRAE
Standards define what is typically considered “good practice”.
ASHRAE Standard 62 defines procedures for setting ventilation air supply
rates depending on pollutant source strength; but due to their complexity
and lack of emission rate data, Standard 62’s Table 2 is most
often used by engineers for outdoor air supply rates, appropriate to
different occupancies. ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 90.2 are very useful
guides to energy-efficient HVAC system design for commercial and multi-family
residential buildings, similar to Title 24’s Nonresidential
and Residential Manuals, but briefer, and covering US and Canadian
sites. They focus mostly on envelope, mechanical and electrical systems,
leaving building form design to architects. ASHRAE Guidelines encapsulate
current research and good practice, for issues where there is yet insufficient
information or consensus to form a Standard. Guideline 3 summarizes
ways to reduce refrigerant emissions, and to plan for future replacement
of CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
ASHRAE.
1993. ASHRAE/IES Standar d 90.2-1993: Energy Efficient Design
of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 90.2 are very useful
guides to energy-efficient water and HVAC system design for commercial
and multi-family residential buildings, similar to Title 24’s
Nonresidential and Residential Manuals, but briefer, and covering U.S.
and Canadian sites. They focus mostly on envelope, water, mechanical
and electrical systems, leaving building form design to architects.
Audin,
L., D. Houghton, M. Shepard, and W. Hawthorne. 1994 Lighting
Technology Atlas. E-Source Inc., Boulder, CO.
E-Source continues to be one of the most comprehensive
sources of objective and succinct technology and equipment reviews.
Baker,
N., A. Fanchiotti,, and K. Steemers. (eds). 1993. Daylighting
in Architecture, A European Reference Book. Commission of the
European Communities, Directorate-General XII for Science Research and
Development, James & James, London.
Comprehensive guide on daylighting design concepts,
strategies and technologies, illustrated with numerous examples and
case-studies.
Brown,
G.Z.1985. Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies.
John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Good introduction to form-generating potential
of sun, wind and light in the earliest stages of building design with
emphasis on reducing energy use. Covers design strategies, analysis
techniques and strategies for supplementing passive systems.
Brown,
R.D. and T.J. Gillespie. 1995. Microclimate Landscape Design:
Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency. John Wiley &
Sons, New York.
Presents the basic principles of microclimatology
- how objects in the landscape affect climate to create microclimates.
Explains how to use landscape design to modify microclimate, including
radiation, wind, temperature, humidity and precipitation.
California Department of Water Resources. 1994. Graywater Guide: Using Graywater in Y our Home Landscape. California Department of Water Resources, Water Conservation Office, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001. (916) 643-1097.
“Prepared to help homeowners and landscape and plumbing contractors understand California’s graywater standards, and to help them design, install, and maintain graywater systems.”
California Energy Commission. (March 1999). California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Database. [WWW Document] URL: http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/appliances/.
The CEC maintains a database of HVAC and refrigerating equipment with efficiencies that comply with California standards, available via the Internet. Covering central and room air conditioners, heat pumps, central gas furnaces, refrigerators, freezers and wine chillers, it is oriented toward residential and small commercial equipment. It is most useful for its listing of Energy Efficiency Ratios (EERs) and Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratios (SEERs) – which are often hard to find otherwise.
California Environmental Protection Agency, Integrated Waste Management Board. (April 1999). CalMax: Materials Exchange for Business Reuse and Recycling. [WWW Document] URL: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calMAX/search.asp
An excellent resource for designers and contractors seeking recycled materials, or wishing to dispose of salvaged materials. Features a web-based recycled materials exchange, connecting recyclers and users. Searchable database, allowing selection by region and material type wanted. Information resources, case studies, regulations, listings of recycling contractors and much more.
Canadian Home Builders Association. 1999 (in press). Builders Manual. 150 Laurier Ave. W., Ste. 200, Ottawa, Ontario,. Canada, K1P 5J4. URL http://www.chba.ca/.
Wood frame construction details durability, resource- and energy-efficiency. The builder's guide for the Canadian R-2000 energy-efficient residential buildings program.
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST). Inter.Light – The Lighting Source for Lighting Specifiers. .(March 1999). [WWW document] URL: http://www.lightsearch.com/
Inter.light is a searchable database of lighting resources, including lamps, luminaires, ballasts, controls, components, software and applications.
City of Malibu, Department of Environment, Building and Safety. 1995. Graywater Handbooks . 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA 90265
Focuses on the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of graywater systems for the City of Malibu, California.”
Cutter Information Corp. IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) Strategies. 37 Broadway, Suite 1, Arlington, MA. 02174-5552. (781) 648-8700 or (800) 964-5125. URL http://cutter.com/
Cutter produces several technical, professional newsletters, directories, monographs etc. for the building industry, environmental and management sectors. IEQ Strategies is their indoor air newsletter.
Dramstad, W. E., J.D. Olson,, and R.T. Forman, 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge.
Presents and explains the principles of landscape ecology and provides numerous examples of how those principles can be applied in specific situations.
Dubin, F..S., and Chalmers G. L. Jr. 1978. Energy Conservation Standards for Building Design, Construction and Operation. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Dated but useful guide offering an in-depth discussion of the relationship between mass, color, orientation, insulation and solar gain.
Eley, C. 1993. Advanced Lighting Guidelines:1993 Revision 1. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA.
An excellent handbook for all components of lighting, from lamps to luminaires to controls. Provides basic as well as technically detailed information. Includes diagrams, tables and charts.
Gladstone, J.W. and W.D. Bevirt. 1996. HVAC Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Manual. McGraw Hill, New York.
Sponsored by the National Environmental Balancing Bureau, this covers the latest Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) techniques, equations, and calculations. Chapters on system balancing, controls, clean rooms, sound vibration, temperature control verification, and more.
Harriman,
M. S. 1991. "Stacking the Decks", Architecture.
Vol. 80 No. 12.
Short article describing alternative approaches
of integrating parking garages in the city’s edge and downtown.
Three case studies are discussed: Seaport Village, San Diego,CA, and
Northpark Town Center and Riverwood, both in Atlanta, GA.
Heschong,
L. 1996. Sustainable Building Technical Manual. Public
Technologies Inc., Washington D.C.
Like other sections of the Sustainable Building
Technical Manual, Renewable Energy (Chapter 12) offers a concise, valuable
overview of the topic. Chapter highlights design considerations for
passive solar heating, cooling and thermal storage as well as active
systems.
Heschong,
L., 1996. Renewable Energy, Chapter II: Sustainable Building
Technical Manual. Public Technologies Inc., Washington DC.
Like the other section of the Sustainable Building
Technical Manual, this offer concise, valuable overview of the topic.
Chapter highlights design considerations for passive solar heating,
cooling and thermal storage as well as active systems.
Home
Power Magazine. P.O. Box 520, Ashland, OR 97520. Available online
at http://www.homepower.com/
An excellent bi-monthly magazine, offering hands-on
experience on photovoltaic and wind energy generation. While mostly
oriented toward off-grid, single-family residential applications, it
has a good balance of theory and practical experience, and information
valuable for commercial/institutional projects. Back issues are available
online and in CD-ROM format.
Humm,
O. and Toggweiler, P. 1993.
Photovoltaics in Architecture. Birkhauser Verlag, Boston.
An excellent introduction to integrating photovoltaics
into buildings' roofs and walls. Includes brief technical discussion,
construction details for a variety of wall and roof systems, and 45
case studies with photographs.
The
Journal of Light Construction. 932 West Main St., Richmond,
VT 05477. (802) 434-4747. URL: http://www.jlconline.com/.
Provides construction information to builders,
remodelers, contractors, architects, and others in the construction
industry about home building, remodeling, restoration, estimating, etc.
Levenhagen,
J.I. and D.H. Spethmann. 1992. HVAC Controls and Systems.
McGraw Hill, New York.
Covers all aspects of commercial controls, including
pneumatic, electric, and electronic controls. Thorough review of controls
hardware and applications, including supervisory systems, maintenance
and operations, and total facility approach.
Loken,
S., W. Spurling,and C. Price. 1994. GREBE (Guide to Resour
ce Efficient Building Elements) . Center for Resourceful Building
Technology, Missoula, MT.
The original resource book on green building materials,
and still one of the best. Updated regularly.
Mazria,
E., 1979. The Passive Solar Energy Book - Expanded Professional Edition.
Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA.
Clearly illustrated primer and resource on fundamental
concepts, principles and strategies for passive solar design. Offers
step by step process for designing and sizing passive solar buildings.
Natural
Resources Canada, Energy Efficiency Division. 1995. Commissioning
Specifications, C-2000 Program . Natural Resources Canada, C-2000
Program, 7th Floor, 580 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E4.
Oriented toward construction, rather than design.
Many portions of guide specifications are applicable to California projects,
especially those with complex DDC systems.
Ogden,
R.,C, Kendrick., & M. Gorgolewski. 1998. "Use of Ther
mal Storage to Provide Passive Cooling in Steel Framed Buildings".
Proceedings: Green Building Challenge 1998, Vancouver, BC.
Technical paper reporting on current UK research
on the effective use of thermal mass in commercial buildings, comparing
alternative structural systems and suspended ceiling designs.
Richman,
T., et al 1997. Start at the Source: Residential Site Planning
and Design Guidelines: Manual for Stormwater Quality Protection,
Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies (San Francisco)
Brief, information-dense design guide to stormwater
runoff reduction and treatment, oriented toward biological and landscaping
methods. Many illustrations and diagrams.
Rocky
Mountain Institute (RMI). 1993.
Greening the Building and the Bottom Line: Increasing Productivity
Through Energy-Efficient Design. RMI, Snowmass, CO.
Documents 8 buildings where energy-efficient designs
have paid for themselves not only in reduced energy costs, but in higher
worker productivity (as high as 16%), lower absenteeism, fewer errors,
better quality, and increased retail sales.
Rubinstein,
F., D. Avery, and J. Jennings. (Lawrence Berkeley Labs.). (November
1997). On the Calibration and Commissioning of Lighting Controls,
Proceedings, Right Light 4 Conference, Copenhagen Denmark. Available
from Lawrence Berkeley Labs as LBNL-41010 L-207. URL http://www.lbl.gov.
Summarizes lessons learned from several projects
commissioning daylighting and occupancy sensor lighting controls.
Sorvig,
K. 1996. Sustainable Building Technical Manual. Public
Technologies Inc., Washington DC.
Like the other sections of the Sustainable Building
Technical Manual, the Site Materials and Equipment (Chapter 7), offers
a concise, valuable overview of the topic. Chapter highlights design
considerations for soils amendments, plant materials and management,
paving materials and materials for site construction and furnishings.
Southern
California Gas Company., (1995) Daylight Harvesting (Energy
Resource Center, 9240 East Firestone Boulevard, Downey, CA, 90241-5388,
800-427-6584)
Introductory primer providing brief descriptions
of daylighting strategies and potential energy benefits of using daylight
in Southern California.
Southern
California Edison: Customer Technologies Applications Center (CTAC),
6090 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA 91702. (800) 336-2822.
CTAC is an excellent resource for Southern California designers
and builders. Offering extensive information resources, samples of many
lighting products and technologies, and training courses, CTAC can help developers
and designers take advantage of the many SCE rebates and programs.
Southern
California Gas Company: Energy Resource Center, ML ERC 1, 9240 E. Firestone
Blvd., Downey, California, 90241-5388. (800) 427-6584.
The Energy Resource Center is a 45,000-square-foot
facility that acts as a clearinghouse for energy and environmental information,
with a conference center showcasing the latest energy technologies.
The ERC holds energy- and money-saving seminars
and workshops on subjects ranging from boiler heat-recovery systems
to the phaseout of CFCs. The building itself, selected as “Energy
Star” by the U.S. EPA as a model for future building designs.
About 80% of the building is made of reused or recycled materials, and
it exceeds California Title 24 energy requirements by 45%.
U.S. Department
of Energy. (March 1999). Energy Star Appliances – Find Products:
Clothes Washers, Dishwashers; Refrigerators; Room Air Conditioners.
[WWW Document] URL: http://www.energystar.gov/products/product-finder.html
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental
Protection Agency jointly sponsor the Energy Star program, which certifies
water- and energy-efficient equipment and appliances. Its website lists many information
resources, among them easily searchable databases of manufacturers,
model numbers and efficiencies of Energy Star labeled water heaters,
appliances, boilers and HVAC equipment. Mostly oriented to residential
/ small commercial equipment and appliances.
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. February 1999). Energy Star Program, List of
Most Efficient Furnaces and Boilers. [WWW Document] URL: http://eande.lbl.gov/cbs/VH/ACEEE/furnace.html.
The US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency
jointly sponsor the Energy Star program, which certifies and labels
efficient HVAC equipment and appliances. Its website lists many information
resources, among them manufacturers, model numbers and efficiencies
of Energy Star labeled boilers, furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps
and appliances. Mostly oriented to residential / small commercial buildings
and equipment.
Woodhull,
J. 1992. "How Alter native Forms of Development Can Reduce Traffic
Congestion." Sustainable Cities; Concepts and Strategies
for Eco-City Development, Ed. Bob Walter et al., Eco-Home Media,
Los Angeles.
Offers alternative approaches to traffic planning concentrating
on “access” rather than mobility. Covers densification,
parking, development patterns and offers solutions for pedestrian-friendly,
transit-oriented traditional neighborhood development.
