Sun, wind, and light: architectural design strategies
Title:
Sun, wind, and light: architectural design strategies
Author:
Brown, G. Z.
ISBN:
9781118332887
9781118330166
9781118331170
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Edition:
Third [edition].
Physical Description:
1 online resource
General Note:
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: WHAT'S ON THE DVDI THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NAVIGATOR Using the Sustainable Design Navigator an electronic tool for design advice queries 28 Analysis Techniques, 8.5 x 11 printable 90 Design Strategies, 8.5 x 11 printable Indexes, searchable Bibliography, searchableII SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESOURCES Sun Charts and Sundials Climate Data and Analyses Energy Scheming 3.5 software, demo version Additional ResourcesWHAT'S IN THE PRINTED BOOKIII NAVIGATION Abbreviated Contents for the Printed Book Abbreviated Contents for the DVD Detailed Contents for the Printed Book Detailed Contents for the DVD Additional Navigation MethodsIV USING SUN, WIND & LIGHT The Energetic Design Process Net-Zero Energy and Carbon-Neutral Design Selecting Bundles and Making Your Own Using the Sustainable Design NavigatorV THE FUNDAMENTAL BUNDLESVI QUICK DESIGN GUIDELINESVI TOP 25 DESIGN STRATEGIES Appendix Bibliography Indexes.
Contents:
Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies; Copyright; Contents Overview; SWL Printed Contents, abbreviated; SWL Electronic Contents, abbreviated; Alphabetic Contents of Strategies, Techniques, Bundles, Synergies and High-Performance Assessments; Preface; Purpose and evolution of Sun, Wind & Light; Organizational changes in the third edition; A new intention: reversing building emissions; Buildings built today outlive their energy sources; Level of Archetypes; Level of Efficient Technology; Level of Passive Design; Level of High-Performance; Level of Green Power.
New content in the third editionAcknowledgements; Introduction; Premise; Limits of scope; Organization of the SWL resources; The multiple organizations of design knowledge; Anatomy of a Sun, Wind & Light design strategy; Rooms and Courtyards: Shape and Enclosure; Part I: Navigation; Navigation Matrix by Scale and Energy Topic; Strengths; Weakness; Navigation by Design Strategy Maps; Key Points; Strengths; Weaknesses; The nested hierarchy of the Design Strategy Maps; The example of daylighting; What the links and levels mean; An excerpt from the map.
Thinking in terms of both analysis and contextBundle variations based on climate; Navigation by Climate; Part II: Using Sun, Wind & Light; Buildings and Energy Use; Building loads and energy use; Load reduction strategies; Net-zero and net-positive EUI buildings; Integrated design; Using synergies to achieve net-zero and peak-zero, net-positive performance; Design Decision Chart for Net-Zero and Peak-Zero, Net-Positive Buildings; Conceptual breakdown of questions and synergies; Example of Design Decision Chart use; Remembering the Synergies; Part III: Synergies; S1 View Climate as a Resource.
S2 Energy-Conscious Occupant BehaviorsS3 Resource-Rich Environments; S4 Spatial Zoning; S5 Thermal Sailing; S6 Multivalent Design; S7 Active Tailored System; Part IV: Bundles; Bundles Explained Relationships Among Strategies; Birth of the Bundle; Bundles as generalized solution types to recurring problems; What is a Bundle?; How to read a bundle diagram; Two broad types of Bundles; Situational variations; Bundles in the design process; Making Your Own Bundles; Some Fundamental Bundles; B1 Neighborhood of Light; Key Points; Context; Forces; Recommendations; Example; Core Strategies.
Situational StrategiesVariations Based on Hot and Cold Climates; Hot Climate Situational Strategies; Cold Climate Situational Strategies; Cold Climate Example; B2 Cooling Neighborhood; Key Points; Context; Forces; Recommendations; Core Strategies; Situational Strategies; Variations Based on Hot-Arid and Hot-Humid Climates; Hot-Humid Situational Strategies; Hot-Humid Example; Mixed-Humid Example; Hot-Arid Example; Hot-Arid Situational Strategies; Recommendations; B3 Solar Neighborhood; Key Points; Context; Forces; Core Strategies; Situational Strategies.
Abstract:
"This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. Using hundreds of illustrations and companion CD-ROM, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings"-- Provided by publisher.
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