Publisher's Synopsis
"Provides design engineers solutions and guidance for decarbonizing existing commercial and multi-family buildings. Covers HVAC electrification options and strategies specific to existing building setups; electrification challenges, barriers, and transition considerations; domestic hot water electrification, integration with other systems, heat recovery, thermal energy storage, control systems, equipment replacement cycle considerations, refrigerant considerations, life-cycle costs and financial incentives, cold-climate strategies, and non-HVAC considerations such as load shifting/reduction, on-site renewables, electrical storage, and EV charging"--.