Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies - Couverture souple

Brown, G.Z.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471820636 ISBN 13 : 9780471820635

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1985

Synopsis

Book by Brown G Z

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

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

Biographie de l'auteur :

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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0471820636
• ISBN 13: 9780471820635
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 186