{"product_id":"retrofitting-mark-bomberg-9783119144414","title":"Retrofitting: The Energy and Environment of Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe challenge to create a next generation technology and methods for testing its performance, led to Integration of heating\/ cooling and ventilation with wall structures. Passive and Thermo-Active Cluster (PTAC) integrates hydronic heat exchangers with solar panels and underground water tanks (providing thermal storage) for heat pump. PTAC delivers a verified technology with 90 % energy reduction in new buildings and 70 % in retofitted (benchark 2004). It uses: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1) two-stage construction process to modify the pattern of financing. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2) building automatics to control contributions of sub-systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3) adaptable indoor climate and HVAC integrated with the building structure, jointly with monitoring and performance evaluation (MAPE) optimizes energy and indoor environment under service conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4) climatic district network, with minimum two (historic buildings), will optimize energy use in the network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePTAC selects practical improvements to the triangle: occupant-controlled comfort, energy efficiency and the smart energy grid to initiate a discussion on the public-private consortium linked with public education activities to develop the PTAC approach with a view to slow climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Bomberg,David W. Yarbrough,Hamed H. Saber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 311914441X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783119144414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.39d","brand":"Mark Bomberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089479676159,"sku":"9783119144414","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34d96985-aa6f-4099-9985-881a034ad3a6.jpg?v=1769110518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/retrofitting-mark-bomberg-9783119144414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}