Computer simulation
This website provides details process to develop an energy model.
Sustainable Building Technical Manual (Public Technology Institute, 1996)
This manual covers nearly all disciplines involved in the design, construction and operation of green buildings.
Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, ninth edition, by Benjamin Stein and John S. Reynolds (John Wiley & Sons, 2000)
The Ninth Edition provides students and professionals with the most complete coverage of the theory and practice of environmental control system design currently available. Encompassing mechanical and electrical systems for buildings of all sizes, it provides design guidelines and detailed design procedures for each topic covered.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Lighting Handbook, ninth edition (IESNA, 2000)
The Handbook provides up-to-date coverage of lighting development, evaluation and interpretation of technical and research findings, and their application guidelines.
Electricity Used by Office Equipment and Network Equipment in the United States: Detailed Report and Appendices, by Kawamoto, et al. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, February 2001)
This ongoing project explores the effects of computers and other information technology on resource use.
Design Brief: Lighting Controls Energy Design Resources (Southern California Edison)
EDR offers a valuable palette of energy design tools and resources that help make it easier for architects, engineers, lighting designers, and developers to design and build energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings in California.
Daylight in Buildings: A Source Book on Daylighting Systems and Components, Chapter 5, Daylight- Responsive Controls (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
This information is of particular benefit to building design practitioners, lighting engineers, product manufacturers, building owners, and property managers. Although the text emphasizes the performance of daylighting systems, it also includes a survey of architectural solutions, which addresses both conventional and innovative systems as well as their integration in building design.
ANSI/IESNA RP-1-04, American National Standard Practice for Office Lighting (IESNA)
This Standard Practice provides useful, practical guidance on the technical issues where current research and consensus opinion have advanced, including information on design elements that can produce both a productive and pleasant work environment.
Advanced Lighting Guidelines, 2003 edition (New Building Institute, Inc., 2003)
These guidelines are available as a free download or can be purchased as a printed manual of 390 pages.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2007 User’s Manual (ASHRAE).
ASHRAE writes standards for the purpose of establishing consensus for: 1) methods of test for use in commerce and 2) performance criteria for use as facilitators with which to guide the industry.