Bibliograph

Passive solar architecture, heating, cooling, ventilation, daylighting, and more using natural flows, David A. Bainbridge, Ken Haggard : with contributions from Rachel Aljilani [and others]

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Passive solar architecture, heating, cooling, ventilation, daylighting, and more using natural flows, David A. Bainbridge, Ken Haggard : with contributions from Rachel Aljilani [and others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Passive solar architecture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

630467471

Responsibility statement

David A. Bainbridge, Ken Haggard : with contributions from Rachel Aljilani [and others]

Sub title

heating, cooling, ventilation, daylighting, and more using natural flows

Summary

New Buildings can be designed to be solar oriented, naturally heated and cooled, naturally lit and ventilated, and made with renewable, sustainable materials, no matter the location or climate. In this comprehensive overview of passive solar design, two of America's solar pioneers give homeowners, architects, designers, and builders the keys to successfully harnessing the sun and maximizing climate resources for heating, cooling, ventilation, and daylighting., Book Jacket

Table Of Contents

Sustainable buildings : Integrated design and sustainability ; Energy flows in buildings ; The importance of place ; Human comfort ; Cost savings and aesthetics -- Passive heating : Basics of passive heating ; Prerequisites for passive heating ; Classic approaches to passive heating ; Example of integrated design for passive heating ; Backup for passive heating -- Passive cooling and ventilation : Basics of passive cooling ; PRerequisites for passive colling ; Classic approaches to passive colling ; Ventilation basics ; Example of integrated design for passive cooling ; Backup cooling -- Natural lighting : Basics of natural lighting ; Approaches to natural lighting ; Techniques for natural lighting ; Example of integrated design for natural lighting ; Backup lighting -- Harvesting on-site resources : Basics of on-site resources ; Solar hot water ; Electricity production ; Rainwater and water-use management for low-impact development ; Green materials ; Landscape regeneration ; Example of integrated design for on-site resources -- Essays on integrated design : Introduction to synergistic design ; Essay 1. Sustainable communities / David Bainbridge ; Essay 2. Prototypes for a living future / Pliny Fisk ; Essay 3. Sustainable city-regions / Richard Levine ; Essay 4. Where are we? / Kenneth Haggard ; Summary: Buildings for comfort and joy -- Appendixes : A. Easy to do and harder to do ; B. Tool kit for building evaluation ; C. Modeling and simulation

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