| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 271 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Technical Underpinnings in Mathematics and Physics -- Principles of Thermal Comfort -- Thermal Control by Building Design -- Heat Flow and Thermal Insulation -- Solar Energy: The Beckoning Opportunity -- Light, Color, and Vision -- Daylight Design Principles -- Artificial Lighting -- The Nature of Sound -- Room Acoustics -- Noise Control and Insulation -- Sustainable Architecture Concepts and Principles -- References and Further Reading -- Keyword Index |
| Summary |
With the improved efficiency of heating, cooling and lighting in buildings crucial to the low carbon targets of all current governments, Building Science: Concepts and Applications provides a timely and much-needed addition to the existing literature on architectural and environmental design education. Taking a logical and didactic approach, the author introduces the reader to the underlying concepts and principles of the thermal, lighting, and acoustic determinants of building design in four integrated sections. The first section explores the thermal building environment and the principles of thermal comfort, translating these principles into conceptual building design solutions. The author examines the heat flow characteristics of the building envelope and explains steady state design methods that form the basis of most building codes. He discusses the sun as a natural heat source and describes the principles of active and passive solar building design solutions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Buildings -- Environmental engineering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| LC no. |
2010042179 |
| ISBN |
0470655739 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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1444392336 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470655733 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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9781444392333 (electronic bk.) |
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