Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types; the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning.This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling; enabling building professionals to understand the state of the art and employ relevant new strategies. With separate chapters on comfort; urban microclimate; solar control; ventilation; ground cooling and evaporative and radiative cooling; this authoritative text will also be invaluable for architects; engineers and students working on building physics and low-energy design.Advances in Passive Cooling is part of the BEST series; edited by Mat Santamouris. The aim of the series is to present the most current; high quality theoretical and application oriented material in the field of solar energy and energy efficient buildings. Leading international experts cover the strategies and technologies that form the basis of high-performance; sustainable buildings; crucial to enhancing our built and urban environment.
#2169553 in eBooks 2012-05-11 2012-05-11File Name: B0082BXJC0
Review
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Missed the MarkBy CorneliusThis book does not meet my requirements. I was looking for leadership examples and accounts during the original incidents in Iraq.2 of 11 people found the following review helpful. great dealBy MozzyI ordered this book brand new. Not only did I receive it within a few days. but I purchased this book at an amazing price. I would definitively recommend you buy this book from this seller whom I found very relieable.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. A Great Example of Applied Art HistoryBy Kelly CooperA brilliant examination of the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs within the context of art history. "The Abu Ghraib Effect" has already entered into popular jargon - a testament to its power as a popular political meme. The value of this brief study. however. is that it provides a germane and enlightening perspective on the Abu Ghraib photos that is more refined than that stemming from traditional political analysis.The upshot of Stephen Eisenmans thesis is that the discernable traditions of Greco-Roman art point to a way of seeing and understanding images of pain. torture. and suffering that. contrary to bolstering the repugnance of the Abu Ghraib photos. make them strangely palatable - even soothing - in their familiarity. This isnt a book about how awful (either politically or personally) the incidents at Abu Ghraib were; its a book about how we psychologically process such images within their historical. political and aesthetic contexts.
