| Description |
viii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Series |
BR 380 |
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Building Research Establishment report ; BR 380
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 4.4.Sunlight in spaces between buildings -- 4.5.Mutual shading -- 4.6.Wind shelter, ventilation and passive cooling -- 4.7.Pollution dispersal -- 4.8.Conclusions -- 5.Building form -- 5.1.Building shape and orientation -- 5.2.High density courtyards in heating-dominated climates -- 5.3.Courtyards: ventilation and cooling -- 5.4.Colonnades -- 5.5.Earth sheltering -- 5.6.Location of passive cooling systems -- 5.7.Solar dazzle -- 5.8.Conclusions -- 6.Landscaping -- 6.1.Vegetation and hard landscaping: wind shelter -- 6.2.Vegetation and hard landscaping: solar shading and cooling -- 6.3.Vegetation and hard landscaping: privacy -- 6.4.Ponds and fountains -- 6.5.Albedo -- 6.6.Conclusions -- 7.Conclusions -- Appendix A Calculation methods -- A1.Townscope -- A2.Manual tools for solar access -- A3.Building thermal simulation -- A4.Comfort calculations -- A5.Pollution prediction methods -- A6.CFD modelling -- A7.Passive cooling tools -- |
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Contents note continued: A8.Daylight computer modelling -- Appendix B Experimental prediction methods -- B1.Wind tunnel tests -- B2.The use of models in sunlighting studies |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Definition of problem and energy issues -- 1.2.How to use this book -- 1.3.Urban climate -- 1.4.Light from the sky -- 1.5.Sunlight -- 1.6.Solar shading -- 1.7.Solar energy -- 1.8.Wind shelter -- 1.9.Ventilation --- passive cooling -- 1.10.Urban air pollution -- 1.11.Comfort in outdoor spaces -- 1.12.Vegetation, heat sinks -- 1.13.Layout strategies -- 2.Site location -- 2.1.Urban development strategy -- 2.2.Temperature -- 2.3.Site slope -- 2.4.Wind shelter -- 2.5.Wind cooling: ventilation -- 2.6.Pollution sources -- 2.7.Heat sinks: sea, lakes and forests -- 2.8.Conclusions -- 3.Public open space -- 3.1.People and open spaces -- 3.2.Canyon effects -- 3.3.Road layout and orientation -- 3.4.Enclosure, views and landmarks -- 3.5.Sequences of spaces -- 3.6.Conclusions -- 4.Building layout -- 4.1.Spacing for daylighting -- 4.2.Spacing and orientation for sunlight as an amenity -- 4.3.Passive solar access -- |
| Subject |
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
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Land use -- Environmental aspects.
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Solar access rights.
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Sustainable development.
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Urban policy.
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| Author |
Littlefair, P. J.
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Building Research Establishment (Great Britain)
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| LC no. |
00002279 |
| ISBN |
1860813399 (paperback) |
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