Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design

ISBN-13: 9780415724920 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 284 str.

Carl Bovill

Opis

Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design will help you understand the nature of the sustainability problem and show you how to implement your design for a sustainable future. Organized in six parts, the problem, the environment, the residential scale, the commercial scale, the urban scale, and energy sources, the book presents essential information in context, so that you get the full picture. Hundreds of drawings, sketches, charts, and diagrams illustrate points author Carl Bovill makes in his clear and direct style, which communicates the basics in a concise way. You'll learn:
-About environmental economics
-How sustainable architectural design relates to ecology
-How fractal geometry can lead to a new understanding of the structure of the world around us
-How to design energy efficient houses and commercial buildings
-How to design and live in our cities to lower energy use per person
-About LEED points at all scales A glossary and reading lists encourage you to explore the topics further.

Spis treści

Preface.  Introduction.  Part 1: The Global Sustainability Problem  1. Solar Energy Use through Time  2. Uncontrolled Growth  3. The Ecological Footprint  4. Global Warming and Climate Change  Part 2: Ecology and the Environment  5. Ecosystem Example: The Chesapeake Bay  6. Ecology and Architecture  7. Environmental Economics  8. Nature's Geometry  Part 3: The Residential Scale  9. Building Example: Watershed House  10. LEED For Residential Building Points  11. The Energy Design Process  12. Bioclimatic Design  13. Solar Control and Shading  14. Passive Solar Heating  15. Passive Cooling  16. Embodied Energy and Thermal Mass  17. High Insulation Levels  18. Material Choices  Part 4: The Commercial Scale  19. Building Example: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Building  20. LEED For Commercial Buildings  21. Daylighting  22. Electric Lighting  23. Heating and Cooling  24. Indoor Air Quality  25. Green Roofs  26. Material Choices  Part 5: The Urban Scale  27. Urban Example: San Francisco  28. LEED For Neighborhood Development  29. Urbanism  30. Transit Oriented Development  Part 6: Energy Sources  31. Conventional Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas  32. Alternative Energy Sources.  Appendix A  Sun Path Diagrams.  Appendix B  Energy Analysis Computer Programs.  Bibliography.  Index

O autorze

Carl Bovill is an associate professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at the University of Maryland where he teaches materials, environmental controls, and sustainability. His publications include Architectural Design, Integration of Structural and Environmental Control Systems (1991) and Fractal Geometry in Architecture and Design (1996).