The Architecture and Engineering of Downdraught Cooling: A Design Source Book - Brossura

Francis, Elizabeth; Ford, Brian; Schiano-Phan, Rosa

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ISBN 10: 0956579000 ISBN 13: 9780956579003

Casa editrice: PHDC Press, 2010

Riassunto

This Sourcebook provides a global review of research and current practice into Passive Downdraught Cooling, and will be of particular value to architects, engineers and other building professionals. It includes: - Guidance on the principles & strategies that can be adopted; - a detailed evaluation of building case studies; - life-cycle cost analysis for Europe, China and India; - simplified tools for performance assessment; - a review of components and controls. In addition, it includes a CD containing two performance prediction tools and life-cycle cost analysis spreadsheets as well as measured data from an experimental building in Italy, final reports from three EU funded research projects and a short promotional film. The sourcebook and accompanying CD therefore provide a comprehensive reference for practitioners and students seeking guidance on the current state of the art.

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Recensione

This is an invaluable book if you're interested in reducing the ever-increasing global demand for air-conditioning and everyone engaged in delivering the built environment should be. The principles of downdraught cooling are centuries old, but, as this 'design sourcebook' makes clear, their application in a contemporary context requires cutting edge software and an alliance between the architect and the engineer. The results of such alliances are analysed in useful detail in a series of case study buildings, the best of which amply demonstrate the aesthetic as well as the carbon-reducing potential of this elegant approach. A very instructive and readable introduction to an important environmental practice. --Susannah Hagan, Prof of Urban Studies, University of Brighton

L'autore

Brian Ford is an architect and environmental design consultant, and is currently Professor of Architecture and Head of the Architecture and Urbanism Research Division at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: PHDC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0956579000
• ISBN 13: 9780956579003
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 199
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile