Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Brown, G. Z.; DeKay, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471348775 ISBN 13: 9780471348771

Publisher: Wiley, 2000

Synopsis

Architecture/Environment
How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also:
* Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
* Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales:
* building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
* Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
* Features:
* 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
* More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
* Both inch-pound and metric units

About this title

From the Publisher:

A text for architectural design studio courses, geared to inspire design ideas and to help students understand the energy consequence of design decisions. Concentrates on the analysis of sun, wind, and light resources of a particular site and climate. Also offers design strategies organized by building groups, buildings and building parts, and provides strategies for supplementing passive systems. Includes over 200 beautifully rendered architectural illustrations.

From the Back Cover:

Architecture/Sustainability & Green Design

Design net-zero energy buildings that heat and power with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky.The updated sustainable design classic * Doubled content * Focused on designing for Architecture 2030 carbon-neutral performance targets * Tools to connect related strategies
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. Part I-VII: 400-page printed book (free download)* Multiple aids for navigation
* A new knowledge structure for net-zero design
* 7 synergies and 9 strategy bundles
* 6 high-performance building assessment methods* Condensed versions of favorite strategies and toolsPart VIII-IX: 450 Page electronic book* Searchable PDF documents* Over 100 preliminary design strategies* 29 design analysis techniquesDigital Extras (free download)* The SWL Tools spreadsheet for net-zero design (62 pages)* Climate Calendars data spreadsheets for U.S. climates (28 cities)* 700 pages of Climatic Context reports for U.S. climate regions

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471348775
• ISBN 13: 9780471348771
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400