1st Edition

Environment, Technology and Sustainability

By Hocine Bougdah, Stephen Sharples Copyright 2010
    320 Pages
    by Taylor & Francis

    320 Pages
    by Taylor & Francis

    This second volume in the Technologies of Architecture series – the only series of books tuned to the architectural technology syllabus – explores the environmental influences on building design.

    Looking particularly at sustainable building, a holistic view is taken, so that the influence of any one set of choices on other areas – such as the trade-off of daylighting against thermal insulation, or the balance needed between heating and ventilation – are not overlooked. The authors discuss available technologies for establishing a suitable microclimate within buildings, for managing the transmission of sound and for minimizing the exploitation of scarce energy and of other resources.

    Using the perspective of a designer who needs a sound scientific basis for arriving at the optimum outcome, this valuably informative volume is ideal for architectural technology students, as well as first and second year architecture students.

    Introduction  Part 1: Buildings and Climate Design  Part 2: Buildings and Low Energy Design  Part 3: Energy Systems and Services in Buildings  Part 4: Buildings and Lighting Design  Part 5: Acoustic Design and the Aural Environment  Part 6: Sustainable Building Design  Part 7: Case Studies

    Biography

    Hocine Bougdah, Stephen Sharples