Introduction
1. Working with site and location
Sun and shade
Climate and micro-climate
Shelter from wind and rain
2. Manipulating orientation and form
The relationship between sun and wind
The impact of building form
3. The low-energy building envelope
Heavy and lightweight construction
The timing of heating needs
Reducing heat loss
4. Energy and the internal environment
Carbon free heating – direct, isolated and indirect solar gain
Carbon free cooling: using earth, wind and water
Carbon free lighting: daylight
Colour
5. Rules and strategies for different climatic regions
Hot–dry climate
Hot–humid climate
Cold climate
Cold-winter/hot-summer climate
Temperate climate
Biography
Huw Heywood is an architect with over 30 years’ experience in practice and teaching internationally. His specialist teaching and research is in environmental & sustainable design and technology and he has taught as Principal Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth School of Architecture, as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and as a guest tutor/lecturer in the UK, Hong Kong, China and Germany.
