Architecture in a Climate of Change

Peter F Smith (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

294 Seiten

2016 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-13559-8 (ISBN)

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Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology.

Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation, solar thermal electricity as well as international case studies Architecture in a Climate of Change encourages readers to consider new approaches to building making minimum demand on fossil based energy.

Peter F. Smith

Introduction; Climate Change- Nature or Nurture?; Predictions; Renewable Technologies- the marine environment; Renewable Technologies- the wider spectrum; Low energy techniques for housing; Insulation; Domestic energy; Advances and Ultra low energy houses; Harvesting wind and water; Existing housing- a window of opportunity; Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings; Ventilation energy options; Energy options; Lighting-designing for daylight; Lighting – 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

Erscheinungsdatum	24.02.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	703 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	1-138-13559-3 / 1138135593
ISBN-13	978-1-138-13559-8 / 9781138135598
Zustand	Neuware