District heating and cooling in the United States : prospects and issues /

Presents a nontechnical examination of the history and contemporary extent of district heating and cooling systems in the United States. This volume talks about their costs and benefits, technical requirements, market demand for them, and European experience with such systems, focusing on the proble...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on District Heating and Cooling, National Research Council (U.S.). Energy Engineering Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board, International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.
Temas:
Heating from central stations > United States.
Air conditioning from central stations > United States.
Chauffage à distance > États-Unis.
Climatisation à distance > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning.
Air conditioning from central stations
Heating from central stations
United States
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) > Andre fag
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 History and Background; 5 3 The Market for District Heating and Cooling; 6 4 Impediments; 7 5 Leadership, Strategy, and Institutional Arrangements; 8 6 Technology and Product Development; 9 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 10 Appendix A: Case Studies; 11 Appendix B: Systems in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Metropolitan Areas; 12 Appendix C: District Heating in Europe; 13 Appendix D: Technical Assessment, City of Baltimore District Heating Project; 14 References; 15 Glossary of Acronyms

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