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An essential handbook for engineers and designers, this second edition considers all of the latest technologies, from materials to computers, that exert a profound effect on the design and operation of buildings. It includes chapters on economic analysis and optimization, new heating and cooling load procedures, more than 200 new exercises, and simplified procedures for ground coupling and heat transfer calculations. An accompanying CD-ROM provides charts, building codes, and more than 1000 tables searchable by major categories, table list, or index. A central website features newsgroups, updates, and several hundred links for manufacturer and government data.

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