Sun, Wind and Light : Architectural Design Strategies

Brown, G. Z., DeKay, Mark

ISBN 10: 0471348775 / ISBN 13: 9780471348771

Editore: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2000

Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 5025100-6

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

Informazioni sull'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

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Titolo: Sun, Wind and Light : Architectural Design ...
Casa editrice: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione