Heating, cooling, and lighting as form-givers in architecture -- Sustainable design -- Basic principles -- Thermal, comfort -- Climate -- Solar geometry -- Passive solar -- Photovoltaics and active solar -- Shading and light colors -- Passive cooling -- Site design, community planning, and landscaping -- Lighting -- Daylighting -- Electric lightning -- The thermal envelope: keeping warm and staying cool -- Mechanical equipment for heating and cooling -- Case studies -- [Appendices] A. Horizontal sun-path diagrams -- B. Vertical sun-path diagrams -- C. Solar altitude and azimuth angles -- D. Methods for estimating the height of trees, buildings, etc. -- E. Sundials -- F. Sun-path models -- G. Computer software useful for the schematic design stage -- H. Site evaluation tools -- I. Heliodons -- J. Educational opportunities in energy conscious design -- K. Resources (books, journals, videos, CD-ROMs and organizations) -- L. Tables of R-values -- M. Conversion factors between the inch-pound (I-P) and system international (SI) systems -- N. The water table for ventilation studies.