Design for climate change /

Climate change is a pressing concern for the construction sector. Building designers are already on the front line of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid catastrophic climate change, meeting increasingly tough standards and regulations on new developments and refurbishments. N...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Gething, Bill (Author), Puckett, Katie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : RIBA Publishing, [2013]
Subjects:
Architecture and climate.
Buildings > Energy conservation.
Buildings > Heating > Control.
Buildings > Cooling > Control.
Architecture et climat.
Constructions > Économies d'énergie.
Constructions > Chauffage > Lutte contre.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
House and Home.
Architecture and climate
Buildings > Energy conservation
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Agenda for a Changing Climate
  • 2. Understanding Future Climate
  • 3. Designing for Thermal Comfort: Comfort & Overheating
  • 4. Designing for Thermal Comfort: Controlling Heat Gains
  • 5. Designing for Thermal Comfort: Cooling Strategies
  • 6. Construction
  • 7. Water
  • 8. Clients, Control and Costs
  • 9. What Now?
  • APPENDICES
  • 1. Details of the Design for Future Climate projects
  • 2. Climate variables included in the UKCP09 climate projections
  • 3. UK climate projection maps.

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