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Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies
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Product Description
Architecture/Environment
How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on–site renewable resources
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also:
∗ Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
∗ Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales:
∗ building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
∗ Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
∗ Features:
∗ 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
∗ More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
∗ Both inch–pound and metric units
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #77313 in Books
- Published on: 2000-11-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 400 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"No architect should neglect to follow the advice that it gives." (Center for Education in the Built Environment, August 2002)
From the Back Cover
Architecture/Environment
How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on–site renewable resources
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also:
∗ Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
∗ Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales:
∗ building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
∗ Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
∗ Features:
∗ 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
∗ More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
∗ Both inch–pound and metric units
About the Author
G. Z. Brown is a registered architect and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon. He is the coauthor of Inside Out: Design Procedures for Passive Environmental Technologies and the design software Energy Scheming.
Mark DeKay is a registered architect and assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a 2000 Fulbright Fellow to India, and his Ecological Design Resources Web site can be found at: http://ecodesign.arch.wustl.edu
