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"One of the most useful and important books on building design in years. . . . Nowhere else have we seen such clear explanations of energy flow mechanisms that occur in buildings. Take our word for it, this book is a must-have for any design firm."
—Environmental Building News
A leading guide and reference on the design of a building's environmental controls, Heating, Cooling, Lighting, Third Edition supplies architects and students with the strategies they need for making initial design decisions when creating energy sustainable buildings. Based on a three-tier approach—load avoidance, optimum use of natural energies, and the selection of appropriate mechanical equipment—this bestselling guide gives designers the information they need when considering a building's thermal and lighting needs in order to create aesthetic, low-energy sustainable buildings.
Reflecting the latest developments, codes, standards, and rating systems for energy efficiency, this Third Edition provides detailed information concerning thermal comfort, mechanical heating and cooling systems, climate, passive heating and cooling, shading, site planning, daylight and artificial lighting, and conservation.
New to this edition:
Many new topics, such as "cool" coatings, cool towers, smart facades, green roofs, heat bridges, passive sustainability, LED lamps, and vacuum insulation
Expanded section on the thermal envelope
Numerous examples of recent exemplary buildings
SI units displayed in addition to the I-P units
More than 1,400 helpful photographs and line drawings
A companion Web site with image bank
Well organized and clearly written, without overly technical language or mathematics, Heating, Cooling, Lighting, Third Edition is an essential resource for today's architects and architecture students.
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Excellent Text for "Greener" Buildings,
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This review is from: Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects (Hardcover)
The third edition is an excellent book if you want to build or occupy greener buildings. It considers the appropriate strategies, for the various climatic regions of the US/Canada, to provide low cost/earth friendly solutions, to the various heating/cooling/lighting challenges that each region presents. He then goes into detail how to efficiently deal with each challenge using examples from all over the world.The pictures and illustrations are great and found on every page.
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The best book about sustainable design methods for architects,
By Luciano Dutra - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects (Hardcover)
"Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects" is a book that I know since the second edition. I've used this book extensively as resource in my lectures for architectural students. It can be very helpful for architects both in practice and in academic research. The book is well illustrated, the writing is straightforward and, at the same time, comprehensive and thoughtful. It embraces roughly everything you want and must know for doing bioclimatic and sustainable design. The case studies and appendices are also helpful and the latter includes some useful tools for architects, such as the angle-finder (for estimating the height of trees) and the heliodon (an apparatus for sun/shadow analysis). If for any reason you have to choose only one book about sustainable and bioclimatic architectural design to buy, no doubt that this is the one you are looking for.
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A Great Understanding for the Future of Architectural Design,
By Alex Corbett - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects (Hardcover)
Being an architecture student, I understand the future of architecture is held in sustainable design. I found this textbook to be an extremely reliable source for my Environmental Systems class. When designing, we now put a greater emphasis on sustainable techniques and how future generations are effected by how we design today. Lechner describes a wide variety of methods that can be used in modern architectural design. The textbook covers everything from basic sunlight integration to complex ventilation strategies. He develops these ideas based off precedent studies and historical influence. He goes into great detail when describing how and why past and future methods can be effective. A nice thing that Lechner does is he describes the pros and cons to many sustainable techniques. It's really nice to see what has worked, and what hasn't. He also summarizes each chapter, allowing the reader to pick up on the most essential ideas. Visual diagrams and images also assist the reader in understanding key components. All of the information presented is well thought out and executed to get the important concepts exposed. It's filled with relatively simple yet effective information anyone can understand. I would absolutely recommend this textbook to anyone, especially if they are looking to grasp a firm understanding of sustainable design strategies.
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Great Into book for Architects,
By B. Holsinger "bholsinger" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects (Hardcover)
I purchased this book for a course I'm taking on Environmental Design. The course is required for my Master's of Architecture (first professional) program. The book is very comprehensive and provides a great amount of information that can IMMEDIATELY start influencing your designs and make them more sustainable. Great book!
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