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Mechanical & Electrical Systems in Buildings (4th Edition)

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This book is intended both as a textbook and as a reference book for students and professionals interested in building mechanical and electrical systems. With a complete and practical introduction to the design of mechanical and electrical systems in buildings, the text successfully bridges the gap between architecture, civil engineering technology, and construction management.

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Author:	Richard R. Janis
Hardcover:	672 pages
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication Date:	March 22, 2008
Language:	English
ISBN:	0135130131
Product Width:	213.5 centimeters
Product Height:	268.75 centimeters
Product Weight:	3.34 pounds
Package Length:	10.8 inches
Package Width:	8.3 inches
Package Height:	1.2 inches
Package Weight:	3.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 4 reviews

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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Great book for newbies! May 01, 2001 By kane
If ur stepping into the building services industry, this book will be a comprehensive packaged info for your reading pleasure. Includes lotsa real-life diagrams, plan routings, concepts and explanation. It's 4am over here in Singapore and I've just finished reading one of the topics, just imagine how attractive the contents this book has! However, the only and regretable drawback is: the units are empirical which make it very difficult for me for in my country, we use SI metric units.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings, 2nd Jun 20, 2003
Very good book. Helps you understand the systems inside (and outside) of buildings in use everyday that most folks don't have a clue about. If you are interested in understanding how your building equipment functions this is a good book for you. Down to earth and well written. Recommend to property management personnel.

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings (3rd Edition) Feb 14, 2007 By Nhan Nguyen
This book is terrible. If you are a certified HVAC specialist, it is for you. However, if you are new to this then it is a total waste of money. Explanation is bad, example are nowhere relate to the section discussed. And worst of all, there is no answer keys. You will not have a clue if you are correct or not. Every chapter there are as least half of the review question are calculations, yet in each chapter there will be probably one page showing how calculation is done. Example one of the simplest thing:
COP = Cooling Effect / Power Input. If you look up the index, you cannot find the word "cooling effect", find out whichever chapter they discuss, or show you how to calculate the "cooling effect".
You are in luck if you do not have class that uses this book. You have bad luck if you have a "good" teacher that using this book. You are doom if you have a "bad" teacher who using this book, might as well drop it. Waste of time and money.

Worst Textbook Ever! Aug 14, 2010 By Anonymous 007
This is the worst textbook ever published. The content is not addressed in a clear manner, the calcuations are poorly discussed, if at all, and not even accurate sometimes. The questions often cover differing chapters than their location and most disturbing is the lack of accuracy!!! The book wasn't even spell-checked, let alone read for consistancy and accuracy! It is thoughtless to use this as a textbook ... it's more of a guessing game than information.