This book provides a concise set of sustainable design guidelines to be applied in both new buildings and the refurbishment of old buildings and integrates bioclimatic design strategies with other sustainability issues such as. cultural aspects affordability and urb... Lees meer.

This book is the second of four dealing with bioclimatic design and construction by focusing on the most basic and polyvalent of modern environmental systems. the bioclimatic greenhouse the Swiss-army chainsaw of architecture. More specifically this second volume... Lees meer.

This book is the fourth of four dealing with bioclimatic design and construction by focusing on the most basic and polyvalent of modern environmental systems. the bioclimatic greenhouse the Swiss-army chainsaw of architecture. More specifically this fourth volume... Lees meer.

Bioclimatic architecture is a design concept which has initially been developed during the year 1950s by Victor Olgyay. The idea of bioclimatic design relies on the interrelationship of man climate and architecture where human comfort is the most important challenge in... Lees meer.

ACAW. Bioclimatic Ceramic Assemblies II chronicles the research and prototypes developed by four teams for the second Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop in 2017. A collaboration between Boston Valley Terra Cotta the preeminent terracotta manufacturer in the Uni... Lees meer.

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This book provides a comprehensive hands-on approach to bioclimatic building design in Africa. Bioclimatic design is at the core of urban sustainability and is a critical issue in Africa where imported building typologies are being used at an increasing pace disre... Lees meer.

This book examines bioclimatic design with a focus on the application of climate adaptability in the design of future buildings and renovation of existing energy-efficient buildings. It addresses the challenge of how to construct and renovate buildings so that they main... Lees meer.

Vegetation maps and bioclimatic zone classifications communicate the vegetation of an area and are used to explain how the environment regulates the occurrence of plants on large scales. Climatic parameters floristic characteristics or edaphic features have been relie... Lees meer.

Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop VI chronicles the work of architectural firms ARO Architecture Research Office HOK Helmuth Obata Kassabaum Studio Gang Goody Clancy CookFox Architects Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and Alfred University Universi... Lees meer.

Visually enriched with over 250 photographs and drawings Bioclimatic Double-Skin Fa ades is an essential reference guide for understanding the types and functions of double-skin fa ades. Author Mary Ben Bonham examines the history and continuing potential of double-ski... Lees meer.

This book is the first of four dealing with bioclimatic design and construction by focusing on the most basic and polyvalent of modern environmental systems. the bioclimatic greenhouse the Swiss-army chainsaw of architecture. More specifically this first volume foc... Lees meer.

Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the cit... Lees meer.

A superb resource showcasing the numerous materials and techniques that can be used to create ecologically sound and environmentally friendly buildings Successful ecological architecture must take into account multiple factors within the construction process of a pro... Lees meer.

This book explores the bioclimatic approach to building design. It is intended for architects engineers researchers and technicians who have professional and research interests in bioclimatic and in sustainable and technological design issues. This book explores the... Lees meer.