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Sun, wind and light : architectural design strategies / G.Z. Brown, Mark DeKay ; illustrations, Virginia Cartwright ... [and others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Wiley, [2001]Copyright date: c2001Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0471348775 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
  • 9780471348771
Other title:
  • Sun, wind, and light
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.472 21 B.G.S
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Books Books Main library B9 Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural) 720.472 B.G.S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00006979

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.

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