Building Energy Simulation Using Designbuilder(tm): HVAC and Renewable Energy
暫譯: 使用 DesignBuilder 建置能源模擬：HVAC 與再生能源

本書聚焦於暖氣、通風與空調（heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, HVAC）系統，以及光電（photovoltaics）技術，分別探討如何提升能源效率與能源產生量。本書涵蓋暖氣與冷卻設計，包括從能源效率的角度模擬不同類型的 HVAC 系統，以及評估光電技術對能源產生的影響。此外，內容也詳細說明成本效益分析、敏感度評估、不同建築組件的不確定性處理，以及 HVAC 系統的建築能源法規符合性。本書亦收錄模擬專案案例研究，並包含以下內容：

• 說明不同類型空調系統的模擬，例如單體式（unitary）、變冷媒流量（variable refrigerant flow, VRF）與集中式系統
• 探討集中式 HVAC 系統各個組件的分析方法
• 透過光電系統的設置位置及其對能源產生量的影響，說明建築現場光電系統的模擬
• 涵蓋不同建築組件的成本分析、敏感度評估與不確定性分析
• 納入實際案例與練習，以協助讀者應用並鞏固相關概念

本書適合修習建築能源（模擬）與建築設計課程的學生、建築能源研究人員、能源模擬專業人員、建築師等讀者。

Vishal Garg is the University Chair Professor and Director of the Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy at Plaksha University. His research interests are in the areas of building energy simulations, smart energy homes, and cool roofs. He was awarded the inaugural Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld Urban Cooling Achievement Award and is a Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, and a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi.

Jyotirmay Mathur is a professor of mechanical engineering and the founding head of the Centre for Energy and Environment at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. He has done postgraduate work in energy studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, and has received a doctorate in energy systems from the University of Essen, Germany. Dr. Mathur has published 100 research papers in refereed international journals and has presented more than 160 papers and talks at international seminars and conferences, besides writing five books. Dr. Mathur works in the field of energy modelling, codes and standards, energy conservation in buildings, passive cooling, adaptive thermal comfort and building integrated photovoltaic systems.

Aviruch Bhatia is a senior research scientist at Plaksha University, Mohali, India. Before joining Plaksha, he served as an Assistant Professor at the TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi. He holds a PhD from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. His research interests lie at the intersection of building physics, building performance simulation and analysis, and sustainable architecture. Earlier in his career, he worked for three years as an Assistant Manager with the Sustainability Group at Spectral Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (an AECOM company), where he was involved in a range of green building projects.

Vishal Garg 是 Plaksha University 的大學講座教授，也是 Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy 主任。他的研究興趣包括建築能源模擬、智慧能源住宅與涼屋頂。他曾獲頒首屆 Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld Urban Cooling Achievement Award，並獲選為 International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Fellow。他擁有 MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur 的土木工程學士學位，以及 IIT Delhi 的博士學位。

Jyotirmay Mathur 是印度 Jaipur 的 Malaviya National Institute of Technology 機械工程教授，也是 Centre for Energy and Environment 的創始主任。他曾於印度 Delhi 的 Indian Institute of Technology 進行能源研究方面的研究所進修，並取得德國 University of Essen 的能源系統博士學位。Mathur 博士已在經同儕審查的國際期刊上發表 100 篇研究論文，並在國際研討會與會議中發表超過 160 篇論文及演講，此外還著有五本書。Mathur 博士的研究領域包括能源建模、法規與標準、建築能源節約、被動式冷卻、適應性熱舒適，以及建築整合型光電系統。

Aviruch Bhatia 是位於印度 Mohali 的 Plaksha University 資深研究科學家。在加入 Plaksha University 之前，他曾任職於 New Delhi 的 TERI School of Advanced Studies，擔任助理教授。他擁有 International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad 的博士學位。他的研究興趣位於建築物理、建築性能模擬與分析，以及永續建築等領域的交集。職涯早期，他曾在 Spectral Consultants Pvt. Ltd.（AECOM 旗下公司）的永續發展團隊擔任助理經理三年，參與多項綠建築專案。