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Heating, cooling, lighting : sustainable design methods for architects /

Lechner, Norbert.

Heating, cooling, lighting : sustainable design methods for architects / Norbert Lechner. - 3rd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2009. - xix, 698 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), plans ; 29 cm.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 679-684) and index.

Heating, Cooling, and Lighting as Form-zGivers in Architecture -- Sustainable Design -- Basic Principles -- Thermal, Comfort -- Climate -- Solar Geometry -- Passive Solar -- Photovoltaics and Active Solar -- Shading -- Passive Cooling -- Site Design and Community Planning -- Lighting -- Daylighting -- Electric Lightning -- The Thermal Envelope: Keeping Warm and Staying Cool -- Mechanical Equity for Heating and Cooling -- Case Studies -- Appendix A. Horizontal Sunpath Diagrams -- Appendix B Vertical Sunpath Diagrams -- Appendix C. Solar Altitude and Azimuth Angles -- Appendix D. Methods for Estimating the Height of Trees, Buildings, Etc. -- Appendix E Sundials -- Appendix F Sunpath Models -- Appendix H Site Evaluation Tools -- Appendix I Educational Opportunities in Energy Conscious Design -- Appendix J The Water Table for Ventilation Studies -- Appendix K Resources (Books, Journals, Videos, and Organizations) -- Appendix L Tables of R-Values -- Appendix M Conversion Factors Between I-P and SI.

9780470048092: £60.00 9780470048092 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0470048093 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Heating.
Air conditioning.
Lighting.
Architectural structure & design
Architecture

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