1st Edition
Environment, Technology and Sustainability
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.
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
Biography
Hocine Bougdah, Stephen Sharples