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Architecture/Environment How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also: Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: building groups, individual buildings, and building parts Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools Features: 109 analysis techniques and design strategies More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables Both inch-pound and metric units

Table of Contents:
Preface. 1st Edition Preface. Introduction. ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. Climate as a Context. Program and Use. Form and Envelope. Combining Climate, Program, and Form. Electric and Hot Water Loads. DESIGN STRATEGIES. Building Groups. Buildings. Building Parts. STRATEGIES FOR SUPPLEMENTING PASSIVE SYSTEMS. Appendix A: Climate Data by Latitude/City. Appendix B: Additional Climate Data. Appendix C: Abbreviations and Units Conversions. Glossary. Bibliography. Indexes.

About the Author :
G. Z. Brown is a registered architect and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon. He is the coauthor of Inside Out: Design Procedures for Passive Environmental Technologies and the design software Energy Scheming. Mark DeKay is a registered architect and assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a 2000 Fulbright Fellow to India, and his Ecological Design Resources Web site can be found at: http://ecodesign.arch.wustl.edu

Review :
"No architect should neglect to follow the advice that it gives." (Center for Education in the Built Environment, August 2002)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471348771
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 1124 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0471348775
  • Publisher Date: 07 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 277 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Architectural Design Strategies
  • Width: 212 mm


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