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Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects
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* Qualitative graphic approach to understanding the techniques of heating, cooling, and lighting reflects the decision-making approach of architects and students.
* Useful appendices provide sun path diagrams and solar site evaluation tools. Appendices new to this edition include practical checklists of strategies and issues in evaluating energy use in the building design stage, and an annotated list of helpful sustainability videos to use in class, professional meetings, or with clients.
* A new chapter on photovoltaics discusses their use as an ideal energy source, offers design options, and case studies as well as their future role in building design.
* A new chapter on sustainable "green" design includes case studies and examples of water conservation measures, effects from energy production and consumption, and an analysis of indoor air quality.
* Mathematical formulas are excerpted from the text and appear in side boxes, so they don't cloud the text with overly-technical information.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 697
EAN: 9780471241430
ISBN: 0471241431
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: 2000-12-18
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Not very informative - 
So far, just a lot of words to explain a few simple points. Each chapter can be explained in a couple of pages.
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The best book about sustainable design methods for architects -
"Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects" is a book that I know since the second edition. I've used this book extensively as resource in my lectures for architectural students. It can be very helpful for architects both in practice and in academic research. The book is well illustrated, the writing is straightforward and, at the same time, comprehensive and thoughtful. It embraces roughly everything you want and must know for doing bioclimatic and sustainable design. The case studies and appendices are also helpful and the latter includes some useful tools for architects, such as the angle-finder (for estimating the height of trees) and the heliodon (an apparatus for sun/shadow analysis). If for any reason you have to choose only one book about sustainable and bioclimatic architectural design to buy, no doubt that this is the one you are looking for.
Lighting Designer -
I am and lighting designer at an engineering firm. This is one of two textbooks from college that I refer to on a regular basis with both my engineering colleagues and my architect clients. Although I have the first edition, concepts in lighting, natural ventilation and daylighting have not significantly changed. I would recommend this book to anyone with beginning to intermediate interest in lighting design and daylighting.
Good Book, Easy Read -
As a mechnical engineer working on energy efficient buildings, this book enabled me to step back view buildings from an architectural point of view. It is easy to read and understand and delivers relevant basic knowledge. Although there are newer books with more update information this book is a good package delivering the basics.
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Great Book -
Very informative and easy to read. I picked this book up to study for my Architect's License Exam and found it to be a very well rounded book. There are lots of good ideas for saving energy and good practices for building orientation and construction. There are also plans on how to build a small sun machine for testing your models. My only disappointment were the numerous typos. A good editor could have taken care of that. Otherwise good author, good info. Highly recommended.
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