Architecture in a Climate of Change

A guide to sustainable design

Peter F. Smith - Collection Architecture

278 pages, parution le 10/05/2005 (2^eme édition)

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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.

L'auteur - Peter F. Smith

Peter Smith, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Climate change - nature or human nature?
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
Ventilation
Energy options
Lighting - designing for daylight
Lighting - and 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
Appendix 1: key indicators for sustainable design
Appendix 2: An outline sustainability syllabus for designers
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Peter F. Smith
Collection	Architecture
Parution	10/05/2005
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	278
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	645g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750665445
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6544-5