Heating, cooling, lighting: sustainable design methods for architects

One of the leading references on the design of a building's environmental controls has just gotten better. For years, Heating, Cooling, Lighting has supplied architects and students with the strategies needed for initial design decisions for building systems. The book looks at how to design the form of the building itself to take advantage of natural heating, cooling, and lighting and how to best utilize active mechanical equipment to satisfy the needs not provided by nature. This new edition has been expanded and updated to reflect the latest codes, standards, and energy-efficiency rating systems. INDICE: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Heating, Cooling, and Lighting as Form-zGivers in Architecture. 2. Sustainable Design. 3. Basic Principles. 4. Thermal, Comfort. 5. Climate. 6. Solar Geometry. 7. Passive Solar. 8. Photovoltaics and Active Solar. 9. Shading. 10. Passive Cooling. 11. Site Designand Community Planning. 12. Lighting. 13. Daylighting. 14. Electric Lightning. 15. The Thermal Envelope: Keeping Warm and Staying Cool. 16. Mechanical Equity for Heating and Cooling. 17. Case Studies. Appendix A. Horizontal Sunpath Diagrams. Appendix B. Vertical Sunpath Diagrams. Appendix C. Solar Altitude andAzimuth Angles. Appendix D. Methods for Estimating the Height of Trees, Buildings, Etc. Appendix E. Sundials. Appendix F. Sunpath Models. Appendix H. Site Evaluation Tools. Appendic I. Educational Opportunities in Energy Conscious Design. Appendix J. The Water Table for Ventilation Studies Appendix K. Resources (Books, Journals, Videos, and Organizations). Appendix L Tables of R-Values Appendix M Conversion Factors Between I-P and SI Bibliography. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-04809-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 720
• Fecha Publicación: 05/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés