Designing Spaces for Natural Ventilation: An Architect's Guide - Couverture souple

Passe, Ulrike; Battaglia, Francine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415817773 ISBN 13 : 9780415817776

Editeur : Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Buildings can breathe naturally, without the use of mechanical systems, if you design the spaces properly. This accessible and thorough guide shows you how in more than 260 color diagrams and photographs illustrating case studies and CFD simulations. You can achieve truly natural ventilation, by considering the building's structure, envelope, energy use, and form, as well as giving the occupants thermal comfort and healthy indoor air. By using scientific and architectural visualization tools included here, you can develop ventilation strategies without an engineering background. Handy sections that summarize the science, explain rules of thumb, and detail the latest research in thermal and fluid dynamics will keep your designs sustainable, energy efficient, and up-to-date.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ulrike Passe is an Associate Professor of Architecture and the Director of the Center for Building Energy Research (CBER) at Iowa State University, USA.

Francine Battaglia is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Computational Research for Energy Systems and Transport (CREST) Laboratory at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415817773
• ISBN 13: 9780415817776
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 342
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible