Sustainable building conservation : theory and practice of responsive design in the heritage environment /

"Principles of conservation and sustainability are easily married but often at odds for architects under increasing pressure to navigate the energy needs of older buildings. By incorporating UK and international case studies together with more theoretical essays the book seeks to identify overl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prizeman, Oriel (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : RIBA Publishing, [2015]
Subjects:
Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture and energy conservation > Case studies.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Environmental aspects.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Environmental aspects > Case studies.
Architecture et économies d'énergie.
Architecture et économies d'énergie > Études de cas.
Monuments historiques > Conservation et restauration > Aspect de l'environnement.
Monuments historiques > Conservation et restauration > Aspect de l'environnement > Études de cas.
energy efficient buildings.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture and energy conservation
Hållbar arkitektur.
Energieffektiva byggnader.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Oriel Prizeman
  • Part 1 : evaluations
  • theories
  • 1. The English climate and enduring principles of environmental design / Dean Hawkes
  • 2. The energy context of domestic traditional buildings for the UK / Simon Lannon, Heledd Iorwerth, Xiaojun Li and Diana Waldron
  • 3. Retrofitting heritage buildings / Peter Cox
  • 4. Containing the questions / Douglas D. Kent
  • Part 2 : responses
  • practices
  • 5. An integrated approach to heritage and sustainability : four academic building projects in the US / Tom Hotaling
  • 6. New Court, Trinity College, Cambridge : continuing a legacy of inhabitation / Oliver Smith
  • 7. Four case studies demonstrating the impacts of energy conservation in traditional domestic buildings / Oriel Prizeman
  • 8. Sustaining heating in places of worship : physical, social, organisational and commercial factors as determinants of strategic decision-making and practical outcomes / Bruce Induni
  • Part 3 : conclusions.

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