Environmental Design Sourcebook: Innovative Ideas for a Sustainable Built Environment

ISBN-13: 9781859469606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 208 str.

William McLean; Pete Silver

Opis

This book is the perfect introduction to sustainable design for architecture students. It presents key concepts in relation to the embodied energy of construction, material properties, environmental performance of buildings and more.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Climate and Human Comfort 2. Materials Technology 3. Construction Technology 4. Heating, Cooling and Remediation 5. Building Case Studies

O autorze

Will McLean and Pete Silver teach at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster and are the co-authors of Fabrication (2006), Introduction to Architectural Technology (2013), Structural Engineering for Architects (2014) and Air Structures (2015).