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How Buildings Work : The Natural Order of Architecture

ISBN: 9780195161984 | 019516198X
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 9/1/2005

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for s... MORE
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Prologue : sustainable building
The outdoor environmentp. 3
The human environmentp. 15
The concept of shelterp. 23
Building functionp. 31
Providing waterp. 33
Recycling wastesp. 41
Providing for thermal comfortp. 49
Thermal properties of building componentsp. 53
Controlling the radiation of heatp. 72
Controlling air temperature and humidityp. 81
Controlling air movementp. 99
Keeping water outp. 109
Seeing and illuminationp. 128
Hearing and being heardp. 138
Providing concentrated energyp. 149
Fitting buildings to peoplep. 158
Providing structural supportp. 172
Providing for building movementp. 204
Controlling firep. 213
Getting a building builtp. 227
Keeping a building alive and growingp. 239
Building components and building functionp. 252
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.
Edward Allen has taught at the University of Oregon, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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