Sun, wind and light : architectural design strategies /
Brown, G. Z.
Sun, wind and light : architectural design strategies / Sun, wind, and light G.Z. Brown, Mark DeKay ; illustrations, Virginia Cartwright ... [and others]. - 2nd ed. - xix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-357) and indexes.
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.
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.
0471348775 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780471348771
Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture and solar radiation.
Interior lighting.
720.472 / B.G.S
Sun, wind and light : architectural design strategies / Sun, wind, and light G.Z. Brown, Mark DeKay ; illustrations, Virginia Cartwright ... [and others]. - 2nd ed. - xix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-357) and indexes.
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.
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.
0471348775 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780471348771
Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture and solar radiation.
Interior lighting.
720.472 / B.G.S