Building Science for Building Enclosures
Building Science for Building Enclosures, Second Edition is an indispensable resource tailored for building professionals and students, including engineers, architects, and technical specialists involved in the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and renovation of buildings and their enclosures. This advanced text focuses on predicting and understanding the hygrothermal (heat, air, and moisture) response of building enclosures, such as walls, windows, roofs, and below-grade construction.While the book covers common topics like the "Perfect Wall", the fundamental enclosure control layers, and calculating enclosure R-values, it also covers more advanced concepts, making it a comprehensive guide for students, novices, and experienced professionals. Some of the advanced topics include: Thermal Bridging: Understand the principles and impacts of thermal bridging on building performance.Surface Temperatures and Condensation: Learn to predict surface temperatures and manage surface and interstitial condensation.Interstitial Condensation: Master the science behind air leakage and vapor diffusion condensation within building enclosures.Moisture Physics: Gain insights into the moisture physics underpinning models such as WUFI, a widely used hygrothermal modeling tool.Air Pressure: Study complex air pressure patterns in buildings and their implications for enclosure performance.Air Barriers and Airtightness: Master both the science and practise of control air flow within (convective looping, windwashing) and through (aka leakage).Rain Penetration Control: Learn about this critical topic via extensive coverage on controlling rain penetration, testing, mechanisms, and driving rain load prediction.The text transitions from fundamental physics and material science in earlier chapters to practical applications suitable for all climate regions. It includes worked example calculations of heat flow, vapor diffusion, air leakage condensation, and drying through building enclosures. These explanations and examples are enriched by the authors' combined professional enclosure consulting experience of over 50 years.The second edition has been significantly expanded, with over 200 additional pages of information, many new and updated drawings, and hundreds of new references. While the text primarily uses SI units, it provides all necessary conversion factors and includes some I-P units for convenience.Key Features: Comprehensive Coverage: From basic principles to advanced applications, this book covers a wide range of topics essential for understanding building enclosure performance.Practical Examples: Worked example calculations help readers apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios.Expert Insights: Benefit from the authors' extensive experience in enclosure consulting and forensic investigations, ensuring practical and relevant information.Updated Content: The second edition includes new drawings, references, and expanded content, making it a valuable update for those who own the first edition.Whether you are a seasoned professional looking to deepen your understanding or a student eager to learn, Building Science for Building Enclosures, Second Edition is an essential addition to your library. It equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to design, analyze, build, inspect, and repair modern building enclosures.
Rad Future
We're running out of time. Fossil fuels are choking the planet and renewable energy isn't cutting it. The solution has been hiding in plain sight all along. Nuclear. When most people hear that word, they go to a very bad place: bombs, Chernobyl, hazmat suits, radioactive fallout... the stuff of nightmares. But what if everything you think you know about nuclear is wrong? In Rad Future, science influencer Isabelle Boemeke shatters the fear and misinformation surrounding this technology and shows how the actual science tells a different story. It turns out that nuclear-generated electricity--nuclear electricity--is our best option for ensuring the future of the planet. Nuclear can power cities, desalinate water, create carbon-free fertilizer, and heat homes, all with the smallest environmental footprint of any energy source. Boemeke exposes how decades of fearmongering, a few dramatic (but preventable) disasters, and relentless bad PR have convinced the world that nuclear is dangerous when it's actually the key to an affordable, sustainable future. We've fumbled the bag on the cleanest, most powerful energy source we have, and it's time to fix that. This isn't your typical science book. Boemeke's signature mix of humor, sass, and deep research makes Rad Future a wild ride through the science, history, and future of nuclear electricity. From Cold War politics to Hollywood-fueled paranoia to cutting-edge reactor designs, she details exactly how nuclear works and why it's our best shot at ending the climate crisis and creating a future of radical abundance. Rad Future is the first truly accessible breakdown of nuclear electricity, and it will leave you feeling stoked about what's possible.
Modeling, Design and Engineering Optimization of Energy Systems
Numerical Methods and Modeling Applied for Composite Structures
Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, 1919
Computation of the Transonic Flow About a Swept Wing in the Presence of an Engine Nacelle
From Beacon Fires to Fibre Broadband
Modern broadband networks carry vast amounts of data around the world. They have transformed human society, from local to global, and they are an essential ingredient of economic growth. But all of this has only become possible over the last two hundred years; for thousands of years before that, our ancestors could only send the simplest of messages by lighting beacon fires.This book describes the repeated waves of disruptive innovation which have taken us from beacon fires to fibre broadband. It looks at how entrepreneurs have exploited each new innovation, and at how governments have responded by regulating them. It compares how this process played out in four countries which adopted different approaches to harnessing innovation: France, Germany, the UK and the US.Stephen Unger has extensive experience of telecommunications. He has worked for companies that built networks, as well as the public bodies that regulate them. Whilst at Ofcom, the UK regulator, he led the creation of a new regulatory framework designed to drive investment in advanced broadband networks.
Creep Performance of Oxide Ceramic Fiber Materials at Elevated Temperature in Air and in Steam
The Elements of Graphic Statics; a Text-book for Students, Engineers and Architects
Response Spectra and Seismic Analysis for Concrete Hydraulic Structures
Reliability and Productivity Modeling for the Optimization of Separated Spacecraft Interferometers
Comparative Tests of Small Laminated and Solid Spruce Beams for Aeroplane Construction
Hall Current Effects on Tearing Modes in Rotating Reverse Field Plasmas
Combined Effects of Radio Frequency and Electron Radiation on CMOS Inverters
