TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bougdah,Hocine
AU  - Sharples,Stephen
TI  - Environment, technology, and sustainability
T2  - Technologies of architecture
SN  - 0415403782
AV  - NA2542.36 .B68 2009
U1  - 720.47 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Abingdon [England], New York, NY
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Sustainable architecture
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Environmental aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; Part 1; Buildings and Climate Design --; Part 2; Buildings and Low Energy Design --; Part 3; Energy Systems and Services in Buildings --; Part 4; Buildings and Lighting Design --; Part 5; Acoustic Design and the Aural Environment --; Part 6; Sustainable Building Design --; Part 7; Case Studies
N2  - "This second volume in the Technologies of Architecture series - the only series of books tuned to the architectural technology syllabus - explores the environmental influences on building design. Looking particularly at sustainable building, a holistic view is taken, so that the influence of any one set of choices on other areas - such as the trade-off of daylighting against thermal insulation, or the balance needed between heating and ventilation - are not overlooked. The authors discuss available technologies for establishing a suitable microclimate within buildings, for managing the transmission of sound and for minimizing the exploitation of scarce energy and of other resources. Using the perspective of a designer who needs a sound scientific basis for arriving at the optimum outcome, this valuably informative volume is ideal for architectural technology students, as well as first and second year architecture students."--Publisher's website
ER  -