<h4>A comprehensive guide to built environment thermal conditioning systems</h4> <p><i>Radiant Heating and Cooling: Green Heat Transfer for the Built Environment</i> provides the latest information on radiant heating and cooling with green energy. The book covers relevant radiant/alternative energy ASHRAE, DOE, EPA, and international standards. Conduction and convection heat transfer issues are reviewed and discussed throughout.</p> <ul><li>Features the latest DOE recommended guidelines for HR&C<li>Shows how to increase thermal comfort, reference energy standards, and calculate design, layout, and energy consumption<li>US EPA ENERGY STAR classification for certain radiant heating products</ul></p><p><b>Coverage includes:</b><br> Introduction to Radiant Systems; Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics; Thermal Comfort; Sizing and Load Estimation; Radiant Heating Systems; Control of Radiant Heating Systems; Hybrid Systems; Engineering Design Tools to Assist in Heater/Cooler Sizing