Sustainable environmental control through building design Heating; Cooling; and Lighting is the industry standard text on environmental control systems with the emphasis on sustainable design. By detailing the many factors that contribute to the comfort in a building; this book helps architects minimize mechanical systems and energy usage over the life of the building by siting; building design; and landscaping to maximize natural heating; cooling; and lighting. This new fourth edition includes new information on integrated design strategies and designing for the Tropics. Resources include helpful case studies; checklists; diagrams; and a companion website featuring additional cases; an image bank; and instructor materials. Designing buildings that require less energy to heat; cool; and light means allowing the natural energy of the sun and wind to reduce the burden on the mechanical and electrical systems. Basic design decisions regarding size; orientation; and form have a great impact on the sustainability; cost; and comfort of a building. Heating; Cooling; and Lighting provides detailed guidance for each phase of a design project. Readers will: Understand the concept of sustainability as applied to energy sources Review the basic principles of thermal comfort; and the critical role of climate Learn the fundamentals of solar responsive design; including active and passive solar systems as well as photovoltaics Discover how siting; architectural design; and landscaping can reduce the requirements for mechanical and electrical systems In sustainable design; mechanical; and electrical systems should be used to only accomplish what the architect could not by the design of the building itself. With this in mind; designers require a comprehensive understanding of both the properties of energy and the human factors involved in thermal comfort. Heating; Cooling; and Lighting is the complete; industry-leading resource for designers interested in sustainable environmental control.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Towering information on the subjectBy Francisco de AguedaThe book compiles almost all the existing theories and tendencies on the different icons of Nasca ceramic objects. Really a must to those interested in interpreting the fascinating world of the Nasca culture4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Icongraphy: Reading a Culture through Its ArtBy Stephen C. CarpenterI cant believe I am the first to review this book. All museum curatorial staff; dealers in Nasca artifacts; and collectors have copies of this book in their libraries. Although many of the illustrations are in black and white; there are sufficient number in color so that the point; or example is made. A comment; made to me; by several of the above parties is; "I have never; not been able to find an example of the Nasca art or period I am looking for". Donald A. Proulx; is to Nasca Art what Christopher Donannan; is to Moche Art. If you do not understand the reference. Then re-examine your view point; and your knowledge.13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Must Have SourceBy Patrick CarmichaelFor those captivated by ancient Andean imagery Don Proulxs A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography provides an indispensable guide to the colourful world of the Nasca. Located on Perus south coast in the first centuries A.D.; Nasca potters left a visual account of their world view in an astounding array of depictive designs. Drawing on forty years of study; Proulx offers the first comprehensive catalogue of Nasca motifs; along with his own identifications and interpretations. In addition to the motif catalogue; Proulx provides the most extensive description of the nine-phase Nasca pottery sequence ever published in one place. This contribution alone makes this book a "must have" reference. The Sourcebook also contains Proulxs own overview of Nasca culture; covering special topics such as religion; subsistence; daily life; material culture; and dwellings. A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography is destined to be a standard reference for generations to come. It represents the crowning achievement of Proulxs long and distinguished career; though not; we hope; the last we hear from Don Proulx.
