Providing comprehensive information for closing material loops and reducing carbon impacts of site construction, this ground-breaking book is an essential resource for landscape architects and engineers to meet the environmental challenges of the 21...Loe edasi...
Central to the book is the presentation of domestic street by street retrofit as an issue with technical, financial, and societal dimensions. A holistic view of the complex, interacting factors that have held back any advance is interspersed with a...Loe edasi...
The climate crisis is largely a water crisis.This book sets out ideas on water landscapes and (co)designed practices, identifying what hopeful routes might be taken for the three states of aqueous landscapes in transitionliquid, solid, and gaswith c...Loe edasi...
This set focuses on the use of very low-temperature geothermal energy for heating and cooling residential, institutional, and industrial buildings and describes the benefits, design, and installation requirements of commercial/institutional building...Loe edasi...
The book covers fundamentals and design principles of vertical and horizontal indirect and direct expansion closed-loop, ground and surface water ground-source heat pump systems. It details thermodynamic aspects of mechanical and thermochemical comp...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2022, Kirjastus: RIBA Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781003285410)
A fascinating, progressive collection of articles and case studies that explore the intersectionality of environmental justice and social justice, setting the table for inclusive architectural engagement....Loe edasi...
This book provides the reader with an understanding of the impact that different morphologies, construction materials and green coverage solutions, have on the urban microclimate, thus affecting the comfort conditions of urban inhabitants and the en...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2021, Kirjastus: RIBA Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781003164838)
Featuring articles, building profiles and case studies from a range of leading voices, this book explores solutions to climatic, environmental and social challenges. It urges readers to radically rethink what it means to be an architect in an era of...Loe edasi...
Drawing from the unique context and climate of the Himalaya, this book highlights several innovative design interventions, shaped by a myriad of social, cultural, environmental, and political factors that have been employed in villages to combat cli...Loe edasi...
The second volume of a three part work which describes in detail the adaptive approach to thermal comfort. Concentrating on the theoretical aspects of thermal comfort and presenting the latest work in the field, the book also suggests ways in whic...Loe edasi...
Thermal Comfort in Hot-Dry Climates identifies the main cooling systems and methods in traditional houses in central Iran, and examines how architectural elements such as central courtyards, distinct seasonal rooms, loggias, basements, and wind-catc...Loe edasi...
The first book to focus on the social, cultural and political dimensions of resilience, this introduction combines theory and practice to demonstrate the transformative role architecture can play in building social and ecological resilience....Loe edasi...
This book explores the notion of climate itself, its relationship with human culture, and its significance to architecture and urbanism by referring to the environmental philosophy of Tetsuro Watsuji, a leading thinker of modern Japan....Loe edasi...
Passive House in Different Climates introduces the seven Passive House principles, to help you create super-insulated, airtight buildings that require minimal energy use to heat, cool, dehumidify, and ventilate, with superior indoor air quality and...Loe edasi...
