In addition to the first TGA practical handbook, which provides expert knowledge on the distribution of heating and cooling energy as well as installation systems, the new volume addresses the areas of building certification, energy demand of buildings, and drinking water hygiene. It focuses on new concepts and the know-how for the use of renewable energies specifically in building technology. TGA specialists and executing craft companies will receive firsthand all the essential facts, reports, solutions, and best practice examples. Contents include: Building certification - Achieving DGNB Gold with Uponor systems, summer heat protection and usable energy demand of buildings, an overview of simulations as planning tools, concepts for heat and cold generation using renewable energies, energy-efficient indoor air and climate technology, TABS design (technology, room acoustics).