The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781138803527 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 152 str.

Ravi Srinivasan; Kiel Moe

Opis

The laws of thermodynamics and their implications for architecture have not been fully integrated into architectural design. Architecture and building science too often remain constrained by linear concepts and methodologies regarding energy that occlude significant quantities and qualities of energy. "

The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture" addresses this situation by providing a clear overview of what energy is and what architects can do with it. Building on the emergy method pioneered by systems ecologist Howard T. Odum, the authors situate the energy practices of architecture within the hierarchies of energy and the thermodynamics of the large, non-equilibrium, non-linear energy systems that drive buildings, cities, the planet and universe.

Part of the "PocketArchitecture" series, the book is divided into a fundamentals section, which introduces key topics and the emergy methodology, and an applications section, which features case studies applying emergy to various architectural systems. The book provides a concise but rigorous exposure to the system boundaries of the energy systems related to buildings and as such will appeal to professional architects and architecture students."

Recenzje

'The full transition to a renewable economy will only become possible when architects understand the different qualities of the materials, power sources, and settlement patterns with which they work. In The Hierarchy of Energy, Srinivasan and Moe explain the concepts and tools needed for environmental building design, and situate architecture within the self-organization of human and natural ecosystems.' - Dr. William W. Braham, FAIA, Director, Master of Environmental Building Design, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Spis treści

List of Figures and Tables  Series Editor’s Preface  Preface  Acknowledgments  Part 1: Fundamentals  1. Energy, Entropy, Exergy, & Emergy  2. Emergy Analysis Methodology  3. Comparing Emergy Analysis with Life Cycle Assessment Tools  Part 2: Applications  4. Emergy Evaluation of Mobile Kiosk  5. Emergy Evaluation of Rinker Hall  Appendices  6. Glossary of Terms  7. Annotated References 8. Comprehensive List of Solar Transformities