HVAC and Energy Efficiency: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Facility Managers

Here, this book offers a complete guide teaching basic knowledge, advanced strategies and future trends for energy efficiency in HVAC systems. The book starts with a few introductory chapters that discuss HVAC fundamentals; the context is greatly on the rising importance of energy efficiency, the roles of engineers and facility managers. The following chapters explore how system design, load prediction, and technologies that increase heating and cooling performance may compete with program start costs. Key enablers of optimization are highlighted to be smart controls, automation and IoT driven solution. It goes into incorporating renewable energy-such as solar and geothermal-with HVAC system, as well as using sustainable refrigerants and thermal energy storage. In addition, it provides a synopsis on conducting energy audits, implementation of predictive maintenance, retrofitting strategies, and actual applications of existing implementations. Finally, it explores emerging trends such as digital twins, AI, blockchain etc. in HVAC in the final chapter and focusing on a future perspective. This book gives professionals and students the ability to achieve high performance, sustainable HVAC solutions and provides with a tool kit and insights.