Heating, cooling, lighting sustainable design methods for architects
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons
cop. 2009
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000751439708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Table of Contents:
- Heating, cooling, and lighting as form-givers in architecture
- Sustainable design
- Basic principles
- Thermal, comfort
- Climate
- Solar geometry
- Passive solar
- Photovoltaics and active solar
- Shading and light colors
- Passive cooling
- Site design, community planning, and landscaping
- Lighting
- Daylighting
- Electric lightning
- The thermal envelope: keeping warm and staying cool
- Mechanical equipment for heating and cooling
- Case studies
- [Appendices] A. Horizontal sun-path diagrams
- B. Vertical sun-path diagrams
- C. Solar altitude and azimuth angles
- D. Methods for estimating the height of trees, buildings, etc.
- E. Sundials
- F. Sun-path models
- G. Computer software useful for the schematic design stage
- H. Site evaluation tools
- I. Heliodons
- J. Educational opportunities in energy conscious design
- K. Resources (books, journals, videos, CD-ROMs and organizations)
- L. Tables of R-values
- M. Conversion factors between the inch-pound (I-P) and system international (SI) systems
- N. The water table for ventilation studies
