An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light. INDICE: WHAT?S ON THE DVD I THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NAVIGATOR • Using the Sustainable Design Navigator an electronic tool for design advice queries • 28 Analysis Techniques, 8.5 x 11 printable • 90 Design Strategies, 8.5 x 11 printable • Indexes, searchable • Bibliography, searchable II SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESOURCES • Sun Charts and Sundials • Climate Data and Analyses • Energy Scheming 3.5 software, demo version • Additional Resources WHAT?S IN THE PRINTED BOOK III NAVIGATION • Abbreviated Contents for the Printed Book • Abbreviated Contents for the DVD • Detailed Contents for the Printed Book • Detailed Contents for the DVD • Additional Navigation Methods IV USING SUN, WIND & LIGHT • The Energetic Design Process • Net–Zero Energy and Carbon–Neutral Design • Selecting Bundles and Making Your Own • Using the Sustainable Design Navigator V THE FUNDAMENTAL BUNDLES VI QUICK DESIGN GUIDELINES VI TOP 25 DESIGN STRATEGIES • Appendix • Bibliography • Indexes
- ISBN: 978-0-470-94578-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 416
- Fecha Publicación: 22/01/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés