Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies - Brossura

Brown, G. Z.; Dekay, Mark; Barbhaya, D.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0471348775 ISBN 13: 9780471348771

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

Riassunto

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

Su questo libro

Recensione:

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

L'autore:

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

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471348775
• ISBN 13: 9780471348771
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 382