Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, Second Edition
- 8h 21m
- G.Z. Brown, Mark DeKay
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2001
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
In this Book
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IA: Climate as a Context
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IB: Program and Use
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IC: Form and Envelope
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ID: Combining Climate, Program, and Form
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IE: Electric and Hot Water Loads
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IIA: Building Groups
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IIB: Buildings
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IIC: Building Parts
