HCB Help - CD of tables and graphics


All of the appendices in the first edition of Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Design for Efficiency have been converted to electronic format and are contained on the CD.  The CD contains much more information than was in the first edition and it is faster and easier to locate data.  It is also possible to now "cut and paste" the electronic information into spreadsheets, reports, and homeworks.  

To access these electronic appendices, put the CD into a computer and run the Appendices program.  Of course, if you are reading these help files then you probably have already done this.  When you run this program, you should see a screen like this:

Main.bmp (907902 bytes)

Click on the appropriate category or use the menu buttons to locate data and information.

Menu buttons

The menu buttons at the top of the screen are used for accessing the different information and examples.

Nav.BMP (21114 bytes) The Home, Back, Forward, and Stop buttons act just like the equivalent buttons on an Internet browser.  Click on the Home button to return to the main screen.

The List button will show you a list of all tables and figures on the CD.
The Find button lists the various appendices sections alphabetically.
Use these buttons to quickly locate data on the CD.

Find.BMP (10542 bytes)


Units.BMP (5526 bytes)

The units button lets you access over 2000 different conversion constants


The Figures button lets you view all of the graphics that exist in the textbook.  Coupled with a computer projection screen, these electronic figures can be helpful when making presentations in class and for instructors who do not wish to redraw the graphics on a blackboard

Figs.BMP (5526 bytes)


Hcb.bmp (5678 bytes)

Pressing the HCB button runs the HCB program.  This program has interactive examples and data tables that help illustrate many of the principles and methods discussed in the textbook. 


The buttons Web, Links, and Update let you browse the HCBCentral web site.  This site has information about the textbook, additional tables and figures that supplement the appendices, and links to external web sites. These buttons only work if your computer is connected to the Internet. 

Web.BMP (16694 bytes)

ButHlp.jpg (1228 bytes) Pressing the help button will show this menu.  But you probably knew that already.

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