Intelligent Envelopes for High-Performance Buildings Design and Strategy

This book presents a series of significant methods and examples for the design of sustainable intelligent facades in a variety of contexts. Emphasis is placed on how intelligence has been applied for successful energy-saving efforts in the planning of building envelopes. Readers will find essential...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Capeluto, Guedi (-)
Other Authors: Ochoa, Carlos Ernesto
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer 2017
Series:Springer eBooks
Green Energy and Technology
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Summary:This book presents a series of significant methods and examples for the design of sustainable intelligent facades in a variety of contexts. Emphasis is placed on how intelligence has been applied for successful energy-saving efforts in the planning of building envelopes. Readers will find essential information on the core principles involved in designing, calculating and organizing intelligent facades according to the need for a new or retrofitted building. Not only are different materials and technologies considered, but also efficient ways to combine them according to user needs and other project-specific constraints. Illustrations, tables and graphs accompany the text, clarifying the concepts discussed. Architects, facade consultants and all those interested in and energy-saving measures and improved indoor comfort will find this book useful not only as an introduction to the subject but also as a guide to achieving more responsive building methods
Physical Description:VIII, 134 p. : il. ; 25 cm