Environment, Technology and Sustainability [Paperback]

This second volume in the Technologies of Architectureseries  the only series of books tuned to the architectural technology syllabus  explores the environmental influences on building design.

Looking particularly at sustainable building, a holistic view is taken, so that the influence of any one set of choices on other areas  such as the trade-off of daylighting against thermal insulation, or the balance needed between heating and ventilation  are not overlooked. The authors discuss available technologies for establishing a suitable microclimate within buildings, for managing the transmission of sound and for minimizing the exploitation of scarce energy and of other resources.

Using the perspective of a designer who needs a sound scientific basis for arriving at the optimum outcome, this valuably informative volume is ideal for architectural technology students, as well as first and second year architecture students.

Introduction  Part 1: Buildings and Climate Design  Part 2: Buildings and Low Energy Design  Part 3: Energy Systems and Services in Buildings  Part 4: Buildings and Lighting Design  Part 5: Acoustic Design and the Aural Environment  Part 6: Sustainable Building Design  Part 7: Case Studies