Architecture in a climate of change : a guide to sustainable design /
Smith, Peter F. 1930-
Architecture in a climate of change : a guide to sustainable design / Guide to sustainable design Peter F. Smith. - Second edition. - xv, 278 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Includes index. Previous ed.: 2001.
Climate change - nature or human nature? -- Predictions -- Renewable technologies - the marine environment -- Renewable technologies - the wider spectrum -- Low energy techniques for housing -- Insulation -- Domestic energy -- Advanced and ultra-low energy houses -- Harvesting wind and water -- Existing housing : a challenge and opportunity -- Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings -- Ventilation -- Energy options -- Lighting - designing for daylight -- Lighting - and human failings -- Cautionary notes -- Life-cycle assessment and recycling -- State of the art case studies -- Integrated district environmental design -- An American perspective -- Emergent technologies and future prospects -- Key indicators for sustainable design -- An outline sustainability syllabus for designers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. App. 1. App. 2.
0750665440 9780750665445
Sustainable design
Architecture and energy conservation
Architecture and climate
Sustainable architecture
Architecture--Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
NA2542.3 / .S62 2005
720.47
Architecture in a climate of change : a guide to sustainable design / Guide to sustainable design Peter F. Smith. - Second edition. - xv, 278 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Includes index. Previous ed.: 2001.
Climate change - nature or human nature? -- Predictions -- Renewable technologies - the marine environment -- Renewable technologies - the wider spectrum -- Low energy techniques for housing -- Insulation -- Domestic energy -- Advanced and ultra-low energy houses -- Harvesting wind and water -- Existing housing : a challenge and opportunity -- Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings -- Ventilation -- Energy options -- Lighting - designing for daylight -- Lighting - and human failings -- Cautionary notes -- Life-cycle assessment and recycling -- State of the art case studies -- Integrated district environmental design -- An American perspective -- Emergent technologies and future prospects -- Key indicators for sustainable design -- An outline sustainability syllabus for designers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. App. 1. App. 2.
0750665440 9780750665445
Sustainable design
Architecture and energy conservation
Architecture and climate
Sustainable architecture
Architecture--Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
NA2542.3 / .S62 2005
720.47