Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies - Hardcover

Brown, G. Z.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471895067 ISBN 13: 9780471895060

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1985

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review

"No architect should neglect to follow the advice that it gives." (Center for Education in the Built Environment, August 2002)

From the Back Cover

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

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471895067
• ISBN 13: 9780471895060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176