Front Matter

This front matter contains the table of contents, preface, editors and contributors. This Handbook is a direct result of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) initiative on Integrated/Sustainable Building Equipment and Systems (ISBES), with the objective of filling voids in the literature and motivating advances on integrated mechanical systems for sustainable buildings. The main focus of this Volume I is on integrated energy systems and is organized from the current state of knowledge in areas of energy equipment and building energy modeling tools, to emerging topics in a wide range of areas encompassing combined heat and power, building energy storage systems, and advanced control strategies for mechanical energy systems in buildings.eBook keywords: absorption chillers, HVAC, ASHRAE, building energy, buildings, CHP, sustainable energy, solar water heating, district cooling systems, energy storage, energy systems.