Foreword -- Climate -- Introduction -- Climate Elements -- Climate Factors -- Climate Zones -- Outdoor Climate and Room Climate -- Climate and Building Concepts -- Cool -- Climate in the Cool Climate Zone -- Climate and Construction -- Building Structure -- Building Skin -- Building Systems -- Planning Rules for Moscow -- Temperate -- Climate in the Temperate Climate Zone -- Climate and Construction -- Building Structure -- Building Skin -- Building Systems -- Planning Rules for Munich -- Subtropics -- Climate in the Subtropics -- Climate and Construction -- Building Structure -- Building Skin -- Building Systems -- Planning Rules for Shanghai -- Tropics -- Climate in the Tropics -- Climate and Construction -- Building Structure -- Building Skin -- Building Systems -- Planning Rules for Bangalore -- Deserts -- Climate in the Desert -- Climate and Construction -- Building Structure -- Building Skin -- Building Systems -- Planning Rules for Dubai -- Economics -- Costs and Energy -- Thermal Insulation -- Sun Protection -- Room Conditioning -- Energy Generation -- Climate and System Costs -- Glossary -- Outdoor Climate -- Building Energy Systems -- Building Skin -- Light -- Room Climate -- Room Conditioning -- Energy Generation -- Appendix -- Cities in the Climate Zones -- Literature and Links -- Index -- Authors and Acknowledgements.