Development Finance Innovations for Sustainable Growth / edited by Nicholas Biekpe, Danny Cassimon, Andrew William Mullineux.

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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling / Jay Egg, Brian Clark Howard. by Egg, Jay

Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution ) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing --Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”

Empirical studies on economics of innovation, public economics and management : procceedings of the 18th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference / Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin,...

Table of Contents: “…The Determinants of Lending to Customers: Evidence from Italy Between 2008 and 20121 Introduction; 2 Literature Review, Significance of the Research and Main Contribution; 3 Data and Sample; 4 Main Descriptive Evidence and Hypotheses of Research; 4.1 Credit Trend; 4.2 Credit Quality; 4.3 Income Effects; 4.4 Intermediation Model Features; 4.5 Hypotheses of Research; 5 Methodology; 5.1 Credit Trend; 5.2 Credit Quality; 5.3 Income Effects; 6 Results of the Estimations; 6.1 Credit Trend; 6.2 Credit Quality; 6.3 Income Effects; 7 Conclusions; References.…”
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Empirical studies on economics of innovation, public economics and management : procceedings of the 18th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference / Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin,...

Table of Contents: “…The Determinants of Lending to Customers: Evidence from Italy Between 2008 and 20121 Introduction; 2 Literature Review, Significance of the Research and Main Contribution; 3 Data and Sample; 4 Main Descriptive Evidence and Hypotheses of Research; 4.1 Credit Trend; 4.2 Credit Quality; 4.3 Income Effects; 4.4 Intermediation Model Features; 4.5 Hypotheses of Research; 5 Methodology; 5.1 Credit Trend; 5.2 Credit Quality; 5.3 Income Effects; 6 Results of the Estimations; 6.1 Credit Trend; 6.2 Credit Quality; 6.3 Income Effects; 7 Conclusions; References.…”
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Handbook of investment administration / Kevin Rothwell. by Rothwell, Kevin

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Private Equity Accounting, Investor Reporting, and Beyond Stefanova, Mariya. by Stefanova, Mariya

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Wage-Fixing (Routledge Revivals) Meade, J.. by Meade, J.

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An assessment of the investment climate in Kenya / Giuseppe Iarossi. by Iarossi, Giuseppe

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The Age of Unproductive Capital : New Architectures of Power. by Dowbor, Ladislau

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The Cycle of the Gift Family Wealth and Wisdom / Hughes, James. by Hughes, James, Massenzio, Susan, Whitaker, Keith

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Capital in the twenty-first century / Thomas Piketty ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer. by Piketty, Thomas, 1971-

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Table of Contents: “…MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; Figure 1.1 GDP growth in selected EU countries; Figure 1.2 Public deficit and debt; Figure 1.3 Share of exports outside the euro area out of total exports; Figure 1.4 Share of exports by main products out of total exports; B. LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE; Figure 1.5 Change in employment by occupational category and workforce skill level.…”
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Detecting accounting fraud before it's too late / Oriol Amat. by Amat, Oriol

Table of Contents: “…Transactions That Can Be Accounted for by Choosing Among Several AlternativesUniformity; Relative Importance; Accounting Notes Based on Estimates That Imply a High Degree of Subjectivity; Gaps in the Accounting Standards; 5.2 Main Legal Manipulations; 5.3 Impact of Legal Manipulations in the Accounts; References; Chapter 6 Illegal Accounting Manipulations; 6.1 Accounting Crime; 6.2 How Illegal Manipulations Are Done; 6.3 Operations Through Tax Havens; 6.4 Main Illegal Manipulations; 6.5 Main Items Affected by Accounting Frauds; References…”
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Rental housing : lessons from international experience and policies for emerging markets / Ira Gary Peppercorn and Claude Taffin. by Peppercorn, Ira Gary, 1956-

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Political concepts / edited by Richard Bellamy and Andrew Mason.

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Fiscal Positions in Latin America. by Zettelmeyer, Jeromin

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Zoning rules! : the economics of land use regulation / William C. Fischel.

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Detecting accounting fraud before it's too late / Oriol Amat. by Amat, Oriol

Table of Contents: “…Transactions That Can Be Accounted for by Choosing Among Several AlternativesUniformity; Relative Importance; Accounting Notes Based on Estimates That Imply a High Degree of Subjectivity; Gaps in the Accounting Standards; 5.2 Main Legal Manipulations; 5.3 Impact of Legal Manipulations in the Accounts; References; Chapter 6 Illegal Accounting Manipulations; 6.1 Accounting Crime; 6.2 How Illegal Manipulations Are Done; 6.3 Operations Through Tax Havens; 6.4 Main Illegal Manipulations; 6.5 Main Items Affected by Accounting Frauds; References…”
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