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Sun, Wind and Light : Architectural Design Strategies

9780471348771

Sun, Wind and Light : Architectural Design Strategies

  • ISBN 13:

    9780471348771

  • ISBN 10:

    0471348775

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 11/07/2000
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Architecture/Environment How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also: * Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research * Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: * building groups, individual buildings, and building parts * Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools * Features: * 109 analysis techniques and design strategies * More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables * Both inch-pound and metric units

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