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  • Adaptive Thermal Comfort

    At the Extremes

    par Susan Roaf, Fergus Nicol, Michael Humphreys ...
    To remain comfortable in a world of ever more extreme weather events and climate trends, we need a building revolution. Building designers, owners, managers, and occupants must prepare now for future climates with new ways to stay comfortable indoors. This book is a compendium of information on comfort that provides an overview of the complexity of the many ways that comfort is achieved in ... En savoir plus

    $101.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort

    Modifié par Fergus Nicol, Hom Bahadur Rijal, Susan Roaf ...
    Collections series Routledge International Handbooks
    This book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical environments, including temperature, light, air-quality, acoustics and so forth. It is of importance not only to the comfort people feel indoors, but also the success of any building as an environment for its stated purpose. The way in which ... En savoir plus

    $90.99 CAD

  • Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Foundations and Analysis

    par Michael Humphreys, Fergus Nicol, Susan Roaf ...
    There has been widespread dissatisfaction with accepted models for predicting the conditions that people will find thermally comfortable in buildings. These models require knowledge about clothing and activity, but can give little guidance on how to quantify them in any future situation. This has forced designers to make assumptions about people’s future behaviour based on very little information ... En savoir plus

    $114.99 CAD

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    par Mohammad Taleghani ...
    Courtyards have been used for thousands of years in different climates in the world. In hot climates they provide shading, in humid climates they cause a stack effect helping ventilation, in cold climates they break cold winds and protect their microclimate. In temperate climates (such as of the Netherlands), the thermal behaviour of courtyards has been studied less. In this dissertation, low-rise ... En savoir plus

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  • Advances in Passive Cooling

    Modifié par Mat Santamouris ...
    Collections series BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)
    Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types, the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning.This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling, enabling building professionals to understand the state of ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry

    Modifié par Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Alessio Fini ...
    Collections series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • Sustainability, Energy and Architecture

    Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings

    par Ali Sayigh ...
    This unique volume offers insights from renowned experts in energy efficient building from the world over, providing a multi-faceted overview of the state-of-the-art in energy efficient architecture. It opens by defining what constitutes a sustainable building, suggesting bases for sorely needed benchmarks, then explains the most important techniques and tools available to engineers and architects ... En savoir plus

    $79.99 CAD

  • Designing High-Density Cities

    For Social and Environmental Sustainability

    Modifié par Edward Ng ...
    Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, improves efficiency in urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • Designing Buildings for People

    Sustainable liveable architecture

    par Derek Clements-Croome ...
    Our built environments can affect us in many subtle ways. Simply sensing fresh air and natural light or seeing greenery and open space can uplift our mood and improve our wellbeing. But these healthy environments are increasingly difficult to achieve in practice. The vital collaboration between the many people involved in designing and producing buildings is often not achieved. Then there is the ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • Healthy Homes

    Designing with light and air for sustainability and wellbeing

    par Nick Baker, Koen Steemers ...
    It is widely acknowledged that there is an urgent need to transform our housing stock to a better energy performance level. However, improving energy performance should not result in a negative impact on the health, wellbeing and the comfort of building occupants. There are many energy-neutral features that can be incorporated at small or zero cost which have a positive effect on wellbeing. This ... En savoir plus

    $72.99 CAD

  • Bio-based Building Skin

    par Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak, Marcin Brzezicki, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades, and offers ideas for new designs and novel solutions. It features a state-of-the-art review, addresses the latest trends in material selection, assembling systems, and innovative functions of facades in detail. Selected case studies on buildings ... En savoir plus

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  • Naturally Ventilated Buildings

    Building for the senses, the economy and society

    Modifié par Derek Clements-Croome ...
    While there are many historical examples of successful naturally ventilated buildings, standards for indoor climate have tended to emphasise active, mechanical airflow systems rather than passive natural systems. Despite its importance, knowledge about the performance of naturally ventilated buildings has remained comparatively sparse. With ten key research papers this book seeks to address this ... En savoir plus

    $130.53 CAD