How buildings work : the natural order of architecture / Edward Allen.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Edition: Third editionDescription: xiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 019516198X
- 9780195161984
- 0739465902
- 9780739465905
- Natural order of architecture [Cover title]
- 721 22
- TH6021 .A44 2005
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 721 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A396476B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue : sustainable building -- 1. The outdoor environment -- 2. The human environment -- 3. The concept of shelter -- 4. Building function -- 5. Providing water -- 6. Recycling wastes -- 7. Providing for thermal comfort -- 8. Thermal properties of building components -- 9. Controlling the radiation of heat -- 10. Controlling air temperature and humidity -- 11. Controlling air movement -- 12. Keeping water out -- 13. Seeing and illumination -- 14. Hearing and being heard -- 15. Providing concentrated energy -- 16. Fitting buildings to people -- 17. Providing structural support -- 18. Providing for building movement -- 19. Controlling fire -- 20. Getting a building built -- 21. Keeping a building alive and growing -- 22. Building components and building function.
Uses 700 drawings to explain every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others.
"Illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stand up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Edward Allen makes it easy for everyone - from armchair architects and sidewalk superintendents to students of architecture and construction - to understand the mysteries and complexities of even the largest building, from how it recycles waste and controls the movement of air, to how it is kept alive and growing."--BOOK JACKET.
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