Discover sustainable methods for designing crucial building systems for architects. This indispensable companion to Norbert Lechners landmark volume Heating; Cooling; Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects; Third Edition completes the authors mission to cover all topics in the field of sustainable environmental control. It provides knowledge appropriate for the level of complexity needed at the schematic design stage and presents the most up-to-date information available in a concise; logical; accessible manner and arrangement. Although sustainability deals with many issues; those concerning energy and efficiency are the most critical; making an additional goal of this book one of providing architects with the skills and knowledge needed to create buildings that use electricity and water efficiently. Guidelines and rules-of-thumb are provided to help designers make their buildings use less energy; less water; and less of everything else to achieve their primary objectives. In addition; this book: Addresses ways to reduce electricity usage through more efficient lighting systems and appliances and by incorporating automatic switches and control systems that turn off systems not in use. Covers the design of well-planned effluent treatment systems that protect against potential health hazards while also becoming a valuable source of reclaimed water and fertilize.r Provides coverage of fire protection and conveyance systems; including very efficient types of elevators and escalators and designs that encourage the use of stairs or ramps. Complete with case studies that illustrate how these systems are incorporated into large-project plans; Plumbing; Electricity; Acoustics is an indispensable resource for any architect involved in a sustainable design project.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Marstons Satirical Drama Provides Useful Contrast to HAMLET.By Edgar L. ChapmanA nice version of an important. though lesser. Elizabethan play. Marstons protagonist is an angry and alienated man with similarities to Hamlet. but Marstons main character is more a voice for the satirist in Marston than a great character in his own right.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The best version I foundBy WestsiderI needed to read this extremely dated play for work. and found this to be a good edition. Better notes than most of the editions. Its not a great play. and its language is arcane even by classical theater standards. but if you want to read it. go ahead and read this version.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Good Reading - Betrayals and Unexpected TwistsBy Michael WischmeyerIn 1601 John Marston. William Shakespeare. Ben Jonson. and George Chapman were described as "the best and chiefest of our modern writers". Today. only English majors are likely to be acquainted with John Marstons works. Even his most popular play. The Malcontent (1604). is seldom encountered.The Malcontent is often categorized as a revenge play. although it is quite unlike Thomas Kyds The Spanish Tragedy. Shakespeares Titus Andronicus. or The Revengers Tragedy (uncertain authorship). Even though deceit. betrayal. disguises. and attempted murders are essential elements of the plot. The Malcontent lacks the brutality that characterizes other Elizabethan and Jacobean revenge plays. Unexpectedly. as the play develops. Malevole. the disguised Duke of Genoa. shows some willingness to forgive others for their past injustices. The recovery and restoration of character becomes more important than revenge.The Malcontent makes good reading. Cascading betrayals and unexpected twists maintained my interest throughout all five acts. Unlike many contemporaneous plays. the plot is not complicated by extraneous subplots. The action. although sometimes convoluted. is all tightly connected. All in all. I found the The Malcontent to be easier reading than most Elizabethan and Jacobean plays.Induction: Act I is preceded by an Induction by John Webster. a six page witty discussion among five of the Globe Theatre actors (including Richard Burbage) regarding the authors intentions and recent modifications to the play itself. Apparently. The Malcontent had been previously staged by a rival theatre. the Children of the Queens Revels at Blackfriars. While of interest to scholars in unraveling the early history of Marstons play. this induction is not germane to the plot itself.Staging: In the introduction Bernard Harris. the editor of the New Mermaids edition. describes The Malcontent as "a theatrically ambitious and bewilderingly active play. rich in details of staging." Scenes require attendants. pages. lights. ladies. processions. music. dancing. costumes. jewelry. feasts. and even the devising of a masque.
