Climatic Building Design: Energy-Efficient Building Principles and Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 31. March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-07-068488-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book on energy-conserving building design has been completely updated. It aims to give detailed guidance on using local climate and site conditions for optimum energy design - in all types of buildings and in all regions of the United States. Architects, builders, engineers and developers should find indispensable, site-tested strategies for maintaining climate control, promoting solar gain, minimizing conductive heat flow and infiltration, enhancing ventilation, and choosing the best cooling and roof systems. The useful "Practices" section contains several examples of completed projects, supported by detailed climatic data and hundreds of illustrations.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
260 line drawings, 25 half-tones
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
817 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-068488-1 (9780070684881)
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Persons
Donald Watson, FAIA, NCARB, is a well-known architect, author and educator and the editor-in-chief of Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data, 7th Edition. He is Professor of Architecture and former Dean at the School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Content
Introduction.Part I: Principles.Heat and People.Comfort and Indoor Climate.Strategies of Climate Control.Promote Solar Gain.Minimize Conductive Heat Flow.Minimize Infiltration.Minimize Solar Gain.Promote Ventilation.Promote Radiant Cooling.Promote Evaporative Cooling--Roof Systems.Promote Conductive Cooling.