Current Standards for Indoor Air Temperature are inappropriate in many regions of the world. This forces designers to use highly serviced buildings to achieve air temperatures that accord with the standards to the detriment of the local and global environment. Standards for Thermal Comfort brings together contributions from around the world, reflecting new approaches to the setting of standards which can apply to all climates and cultures.

This volume is written to emphasize the importance of the environment on the way we think, feel and behave. It suggests that in order to heal ourselves, we must first heal the environment. Through words and diagrams, Day attempts to illustrate how we can move towards an understanding of the context of the built environment, with the aim of explaining the processes which will develop an architecture that is both responsive and responsible. It deals with social issues, ecological sustainability, and holistic health and spirituality.

From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change provides unique insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated with extreme weather and related social, economic and energy events.

 

Three new chapters present evidence of escalating rates of environmental change. The authors explore the growing urgency for mitigation and adaptation responses that deal with the resulting...