This work takes the position that the dynamics of the architectural environment is a key aspect of good design, yet poorly understood. Environmental variety is a design characteristic closely related to our experience of architecture - an architecture of the senses. Each chapter demonstrates how an understanding of a particular context or environmental characteristic in dynamic terms informs design. The book is an antidote to the misconceptions of optimum environmental performance or fixed criteria, instead embracing the richness of environmental variety.

This technical design guide deals with environmental issues facing every architect at the concept stage of designing a building. Used during the initial design stage, the manual design tool, LT Method (2.0), should help the architect determine the energy efficiency of alternative design schemes. It predicts the energy use for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation. The text explains principles behind the LT method and gives designers the confidence to develop their own response to energy efficient design. This design guide also deals with other environmental issues such as noise, thermal...

A unique and revolutionary text which explains the principles behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons between options at an early, strategic stage.
In addition, Energy and Environment in Architecture the book deals with other environmental issues such as noise, thermal comfort and natural ventilation design. A variety of case studies provide a critique of real buildings...