Activism in Architecture: Bright Dreams of Passive Energy Design

ISBN-13: 9781138741430 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 178 str.

Carolina Dayer; Margot Kally McDonald

Opis

Appealing to researchers, architects and students interested in architecture and design technology, Activism in Architecture explores the role of passive environmental inventions as an active agent in shaping socio-political debates.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments  List of Figures  List of Tables  Contributors  Introduction: Still in Haste  Part I: Once Upon a Sun  1. Letter To the Select Committee On Small Business of the United States Senate  2. A Clear Sky Story on the Evolution of Passive Solar Design: The Source and Multiple Applications of Harold Hay’s Roof Pond System  3. Harold Hay’s influence and the Zomeworks Corporation  4. Free Passive Solar Heating for Cold, Cloudy Winters: Designing Molecules and Crystal Structures  5. The Empire Strikes Back:　When Too Good Becomes Threatening  6. Determining Market Demand and Feasibility for Roof Pond Systems in California  Part II: Active Repercussions  7. Creating the Context for a Solar Future: Two Activists, Two Buildings  8. Shade, Mass and Water: Activism by Degrees  9. Passive Cooling Systems in Times of Climate Change  10. Actively Stretching Passive: Adventures with Night Roof Spray Cooling  11. Untapped Potentials in Harold Hay’s Roofpond System for Passive Heating in Cold Climate Regions  Part III: Necessity and Pleasure  12. Building Experience  13. Thermal Landscaping of Buildings: Climate-Proofing Design  14. Resilience as a Driver of Passive Design  15. From Survivability to Thrivability: Finding Joy in Passive Design