Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects, 3rd Edition

The 3rd edition of Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects looks at how to design the form of the building while taking advantage of natural cooling, heating and lighting, as well is how to best utilize active mechanical equipment in order to satisfy the needs not provided by nature is one of the leading references on the design of buildings environmental controls. For years this leading reference has supplied students and architects with invaluable strategies needed for initial design decisions in building systems. This new edition has been expanded and updated in order to reflect the latest standards, codes and energy-efficient rating systems. 720 pages.

• Foreword.
• Preface.
• Acknowledgments.
• 1. Heating, Cooling, and Lighting as Form-zGivers in Architecture.
• 2. Sustainable Design.
• 3. Basic Principles.
• 4. Thermal, Comfort.
• 5. Climate.
• 6. Solar Geometry.
• 7. Passive Solar.
• 8. Photovoltaics and Active Solar.
• 9. Shading.
• 10. Passive Cooling.
• 11. Site Design and Community Planning.
• 12. Lighting.
• 13. Daylighting.
• 14. Electric Lightning.
• 15. The Thermal Envelope: Keeping Warm and Staying Cool.
• 16. Mechanical Equity for Heating and Cooling.
• 17. Case Studies.
• Appendix A. Horizontal Sunpath Diagrams.
• Appendix B. Vertical Sunpath Diagrams.
• Appendix C. Solar Altitude and Azimuth Angles.
• Appendix D. Methods for Estimating the Height of Trees, Buildings, Etc.
• Appendix E. Sundials.
• Appendix F. Sunpath Models.
• Appendix H. Site Evaluation Tools.
• Appendic I. Educational Opportunities in Energy Conscious Design.
• Appendix J. The Water Table for Ventilation Studies
• Appendix K. Resources (Books, Journals, Videos, and Organizations).
• Appendix L Tables of R-Values
• Appendix M Conversion Factors Between I-P and SI
• Bibliography.
• Index.