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! …”

ChatGPT and AI for accountants : a practitioner's guide to harnessing the power of GenAI to revolutionize your accounting practice / Dr. Scott Dell, Dr. Mfon Akpan. by Dell, Scott, Akpan, Mfon

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Marijuana Cambridge Educational (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Drugs - An Overview (1:11) -- A Menace to Society (1:51) -- Marijuana Tax Act (2:08) -- Properties and Effects of T.H.C. (1:52) -- Short Term Effects of Marijuana (1:34) -- Potency (1:06) -- T.H.C. and the Brain (3:10) -- Long Term Effects & Addiction (1:42) -- Marijuana Addiction (3:08) -- Marijuana - The Great Debate (1:25)…”
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Digitalisation: Opportunities and Challenges for Business Volume 2 / edited by Bahaaeddin Alareeni, Allam Hamdan, Reem Khamis, Rim El Khoury.

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Europe's crisis, Europe's future / Kemal Derviş, Jacques Mistral, editors. by Mistral, Jacques

Table of Contents: “…Europe's crisis, Europe's future : an overview / Kemal Dervis and Jacques Mistral -- Greece : tax anything that moves! / Theodore Pelagidis and Michael Mitsopoulos -- Spain : a new quest for growth / Angel Pascual-Ramsay -- Italy : strategies for moving from crisis to growth / Domenico Lombardi and Luigi Paganetto -- France : part of the solution or part of the problem? …”
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Empowering the public-private partnership. The future of America's local government / george V. Voinovich. by Voinovich, George V.

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Ancient Aztec Economy. by Linde, Barbara

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The annual register : a review of public events at home and abroad, for year 1920.

Table of Contents: “…. -- NON-RESIDENTS RELIEF. -- DOUBLE INCOME-TAX. -- CASUAL PROFIT. -- MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. -- RECEIPTS NOT IN MONEY. -- INCIDENCE OF THE TAX. -- GRADUATION. -- TAXATION AT THE SOURCE. -- WASTING ASSETS. -- DEPRECIATION. -- REPAIRS TO PROPERTY. -- EXPENSES AND DEDUCTIONS (FOE SCHEDULE D PURPOSES). -- ALLOWANCES FOR EXPENSES (SCHEDULE E). -- THE EXEMPTION LIMIT. -- LIFE INSURANCE ALLOWANCES. -- FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. -- CHARITIES. -- PROVIDENT FUNDS. -- ADMINISTRATION. -- CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. -- SUPER-TAX. -- APPEALS. -- PREVENTING EVASION. -- DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL JELLICOE. -- DAMAGE. -- CONDUCT OF OFFICERS AND MEN. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.…”
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The War Within Private Interests and the Fiscal State in Early-Modern Europe / edited by Joël Félix, Anne Dubet.

Table of Contents: “…The Talhouët Affair; François R. Velde -- Chapter 7. Tax Officials Stand Accused: Reform in Taxation and Public Morality in the Dutch Republic, 1748-1756; Toon Kerkhoff -- Chapter 8. …”
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The politics of crime in Mexico : democratic governance in a security trap / John Bailey. by Bailey, John, 1944 November 30-

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Economics : Private and Public Choice. by Gwartney, James D.

Table of Contents: “…government-a potential vehicle for gain; the market and the public sector-two methods of economic organization; conflicts between good economics and good politics; chapter 5. taxes and government spending; what do federal, state, and local governments buy?…”
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Psychological Perspectives on Financial Decision Making edited by Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, Jakub Traczyk.

Table of Contents: “…Part I The Level of the Brain -- 1. Neural Bases of Financial Decision Making: From Spikes to Large-Scale Brain Connectivity -- 2. …”
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China’s Neighbors Who is Influencing China and Who China is Influencing in the New Emerging Asia.

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Fintech Regulation and Supervision Challenges within the Banking Industry A Comparative Study within the G-20 / by Felix I. Lessambo. by Lessambo, Felix I.

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Recent Developments in Normative Trade Theory and Welfare Economics edited by Binh Tran-Nam, Makoto Tawada, Masayuki Okawa.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part I The Gains from Trade under Non-standard Assumptions -- Chapter 2. …”
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Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Financing Terrorism and Cybersecurity in the Banking Industry A Comparative Study within the G-20 / by Felix I. Lessambo. by Lessambo, Felix I.

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The costs and benefits of price stability / edited by Martin Feldstein.

Table of Contents: “…Capital income taxes and the benefit of price stability / Martin Feldstein -- Price stability versus low inflation in Germany: an analysis of costs and benefits / Karl-Heinz Tödter and Gerhard Ziebarth -- A cost-benefit analysis of going from low inflation to price stability in Spain / Juan J. …”
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Concise Encyclopedia of Investing. by Stevens, Robert E.

Table of Contents: “…REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT)REAL RATE OF RETURN; RETAINED EARNINGS; RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE); RISK; S; S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX; SAVINGS AND LOANS (S&L) ASSOCIATION; SAVINGS BONDS; SECURITIES; SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC); SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (SIPC); SELLING; SHAREHOLDERS; SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; SPECULATOR; STATE REGULATORS; STOCK; STOCK INDEX; STRIPS; SYSTEMATIC RISK; T; TAX; TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS; TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986; TERM LIFE INSURANCE; TICKER TAPE; TREASURY BILLS (T-BILLS); TREASURY BONDS (T-BONDS)…”
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Financial Advice and Investment Decisions : a Manifesto for Change. by Wilcox, Jarrod W.

Table of Contents: “…; The Individual; Organizational Influences; The Rest of the Story; CHAPTER 2 The Evidence Is Compelling; Financial Planning; Your Most Important Investment Decision; Option Payoffs are Not Simple; After-Tax Payoffs are Not Simple; Our Primitive Brains and Monkey See, Monkey Do; Others' Agendas and the Perils of the Ivory Tower; CHAPTER 3 The Extended Balance Sheet Approach to Financial Planning; The Simplest Model.…”
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