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Mechanical & Electrical Systems in Buildings (4th Edition)

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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall

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This book is intended both as a textbook and as a reference book for students and professionals interested in building mechanical and electrical systems. With a complete and practical introduction to the design of mechanical and electrical systems in buildings, the text successfully bridges the gap between architecture, civil engineering technology, and construction management.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 696
EAN: 9780135130131
ISBN: 0135130131
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 672
Publication Date: 2008-03-22
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods
• Construction Estimating Using Excel
• Building Construction Illustrated
• Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects
• Toward an Architecture (Texts & Documents)


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings (3rd Edition) -
This book is terrible. If you are a certified HVAC specialist, it is for you. However, if you are new to this then it is a total waste of money. Explanation is bad, example are nowhere relate to the section discussed. And worst of all, there is no answer keys. You will not have a clue if you are correct or not. Every chapter there are as least half of the review question are calculations, yet in each chapter there will be probably one page showing how calculation is done. Example one of the simplest thing:
COP = Cooling Effect / Power Input. If you look up the index, you cannot find the word "cooling effect", find out whichever chapter they discuss, or show you how to calculate the "cooling effect".
You are in luck if you do not have class that uses this book. You have bad luck if you have a "good" teacher that using this book. You are doom if you have a "bad" teacher who using this book, might as well drop it. Waste of time and money.

Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings, 2nd -
Very good book. Helps you understand the systems inside (and outside) of buildings in use everyday that most folks don't have a clue about. If you are interested in understanding how your building equipment functions this is a good book for you. Down to earth and well written. Recommend to property management personnel.

Great book for newbies! -
If ur stepping into the building services industry, this book will be a comprehensive packaged info for your reading pleasure. Includes lotsa real-life diagrams, plan routings, concepts and explanation. It's 4am over here in Singapore and I've just finished reading one of the topics, just imagine how attractive the contents this book has! However, the only and regretable drawback is: the units are empirical which make it very difficult for me for in my country, we use SI metric units.

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