This handbook aims to provide quick access and an easy overview of the key areas, definitions, specifications, and systems of internal building installations through a methodically structured format.

In addition to many explanatory illustrations, tables, and diagrams, numerous examples of various technical topics are used. Furthermore, complete examples of internal building installations for a single-family house, an apartment building, and a simple office building are presented.

Volume 2 addresses heating installations, transportation systems, lighting installations, and ventilation/air conditioning systems, as well as the basic principles of construction focused on energy conservation ("energy-efficient construction" or "energy architecture").

Structure of the chapters:

• 1 BASIC PRINCIPLES
  • Requirements
  • Cost Analysis
  • Specifications
• 2 DEFINITIONS
  • Graphic Symbols
  • Terminology
  • Types and Systems
• 3 CENTRAL INSTALLATIONS
  • Building Supply
  • Mechanical Rooms
  • Structural Requirements
  • Special Installations
• 4 PIPES
  • Materials
  • Arrangement and Installation
  • Dimensioning
  • Protection Measures
• 5 INSTALLATION STRUCTURE
  • Machines
  • Consumption Systems
  • Equipment
  • Safety Systems
• 6 SPECIAL INSTALLATIONS
• 7 EXAMPLES