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Environment, technology and sustainability /

This comprehensive volume explores the environmental influences on building design introduced in Volume 1 to the depth appropriate to students of architecture, architectural technology, building surveying and cognate disciplines.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bougdah, Hocine
Otros Autores: Sharples, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Colección:Technologies of architecture ; v. 2.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part 1 Buildings and climate design; Chapter 1 Principles of climate design; Chapter 2 Solar principles in climatic design; Chapter 3 Wind flow around buildings; Chapter 4 Microclimate, site planning and bioclimatic design; Part 1 Bibliography; Part 2 Buildings and low energy design; Chapter 5 Energy in buildings; Chapter 6 Thermal comfort and indoor air quality; Chapter 7 Reducing heat loss; Chapter 8 Maximising the use of solar energy; Chapter 9 Contemporary architectural response; Part 2 Bibliography.
  • Part 3 Energy systems and services in buildingsIntroduction; Chapter 10 Energy systems in domestic buildings; Chapter 11 Large scale energy systems; Chapter 12 Low energy systems; Chapter 13 Green options; Part 3 Bibliography; Part 4 Buildings and lighting design; Chapter 14 Light, vision and colour; Chapter 15 Daylight principles; Chapter 16 Daylight design; Chapter 17 Artificial lighting principles; Chapter 18 Energy efficient lighting design; Chapter 19 Design examples; Part 4 Bibliography; Part 5 Acoustic design and the aural environment; Chapter 20 Basic principles of sound.
  • Chapter 21 Noise in the external environmentChapter 22 Sound insulation; Chapter 23 Room acoustics; Chapter 24 Design examples; Part 5 Bibliography; Part 6 Sustainable building design; Chapter 25 Environmental impacts of buildings; Chapter 26 Environmental assessment of buildings; Chapter 27 Climate change and building design; Part 6 Bibliography; Part 7 Case studies; Chapter 28 Elizabeth Fry Building; Chapter 29 Notley School, Essex; Chapter 30 Small scale buildings; Chapter 31 Vulcan House, Sheffield, Uk; Part 7 Bibliography; Index.