The descriptions meet the requirements of the Central Association of German Electrical Crafts for the master examination in the electrical trade. With numerous calculation examples, they also serve as a valuable resource for architects, civil engineering students, and planning professionals in building services. Knowledge of mathematical and electrical engineering fundamentals is assumed.

Part I - Application and Technology of Electrical Household Appliances:

• Description of the structure and functioning of the devices

Part II - Lighting Technology:

• Physical fundamentals of light, photometric quantities and their units
• Lamps, design of lighting systems

Part III - Energy Saving and Climate Technology:

• Energy saving and utilization in buildings, Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV)
• Ventilation technology, indoor climate control, electric heating systems
• Heat pumps, combined heat and power, heat distribution systems
• Solar energy, determination of heating energy demand and heating load
• Cost comparison of different heating systems.