1st Edition

Energy Modeling in Architectural Design

280 Pages 114 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 114 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 114 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Energy Modeling in Architectural Design demonstrates how design elements can lead to energy savings, to help you reduce the energy footprint of your buildings. In addition to identifying climate opportunities, you’ll also learn fundamental passive design elements for software-agnostic energy modeling of your projects from conception. Using parametric models and testing each element during... Read more

List of Illustrations. Forward. Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: An Overview of Energy Efficient Building Design. Chapter 3: Climate Opportunity. Chapter 4: Energy Modeling for Architects. Chapter 5: BEM Baseline. Chapter 6: Passive Solar BEM. Chapter 7: Issues with BEM. Chapter 8: Project Examples. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Biography

Timothy L. Hemsath is a registered architect and an associate professor of architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; as well as sustainable design leader for HDR, Inc. in Omaha, USA.

Kaveh Alagheh Bandhosseini is a doctoral candidate in architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.