<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3056" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3068">It's been a while since I've poked my nose into any texts since I've been retired fro some years now but I rather doubt that there is any one "comprehensive. authorative text" simply because we're talking about at least two different disciplines -- engineering and architecture. For the most part, architects tend to be numbers-averse (and there are plenty of numbers to deal with) and engineers are "all numbers".</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3056" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3056" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3249">That being said, I would have thought that the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals would be the go-to text for the engineering design theory portion and since a design is useless without being run through an analysis which, in 2017 is done exclusively with software programs I would think that the the documentation for those programs would be "required reading". </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3056" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3056" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3615">I don't know what the Murricans use for LCA but I would highly recommend that a look be taken at the tools and publications offered by the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute.</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2921"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2931" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2930"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2929"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2928"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2932"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3259"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3294"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_3293">From:</span></b> Frank Tettemer <frank@livingsol.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Green Building <greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org> <br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2938"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2937">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 20, 2017 7:37 PM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2940"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2939">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Greenbuilding] a comprehensive, authoritative text<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2958"><br><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498050494347_2959">I like what you're doing, Alan.<br clear="none">And I'll add my two cents, as if it's intended to be of assistance:<br clear="none">[snip]<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 2017-06-16 11:14 AM, Alan Abrams wrote:<br clear="none">> I'm working on the sustainable design phase of a certification exam, <br clear="none">> and in need of an authoritative text on green building--particularly <br clear="none">> in respect to energy efficient design. This, to generate questions and <br clear="none">> support the answers.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> the ideal text would include the fundamentals of hygrothemal <br clear="none">> physics--vapor drive, heat transfer, and how this can be controlled by <br clear="none">> envelop design and mechanical systems to provide a comfortable and <br clear="none">> healthy indoor environment with optimal efficiency.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> also, some discussion of resource efficiency and life cycle analysis, <br clear="none">> as well as protection of the outdoor environment.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> did I leave anything out?<br clear="none"><div class="yqt0632863103" id="yqtfd85007">[snip]</div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>