Architecture in a climate of change : a guide to sustainable design /

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Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology. Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conse...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Peter F. (Peter Frederick), 1930-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; Boston : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Architecture and climate.
Sustainable architecture.
Architecture et économies d'énergie.
Architecture > Aspect de l'environnement.
Architecture et climat.
Architecture durable.
energy efficient buildings.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
Architecture and climate
Architecture and energy conservation
Architecture > Environmental aspects
Sustainable architecture
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Climate change : nature or human nature?
  • Renewable technologies : the marine environment
  • Renewable technologies : the wider spectrum
  • Low energy techniques for housing
  • Insulation
  • Domestic energy
  • Advanced and ultra-low energy houses
  • Harvesting wind and water
  • Existing housing : a chanllenge and opportunity
  • Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings
  • Ventilation
  • Energy options
  • Lighting : designing for daylight
  • Lighting : and human failings
  • Cautionary notes
  • Life-cycle assessment and recycling
  • State of the art case studies
  • Integrated district environmental design
  • An American perspective
  • Emergent technologies and future propects.

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