This book features case studies and recommendations for new approaches to environmentally responsive sustainable building, illuminating many principles of sustainability and energy efficiency applicable to buildings worldwide, and in developing countries in particular. These projects identify practical technologies, new and existing, that will yield energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable designs. Individual chapters address ventilation, controls, materials, and daylighting. Design guidelines and organizational methods suited to urban projects are also discussed.
This book features case studies and recommendations for new approaches to environmentally responsive sustainable building, illuminating many principles of sustainability and energy efficiency applicable to buildings worldwide, and in developing countries in particular. These projects identify practical technologies, new and existing, that will yield energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable designs. Individual chapters address ventilation, controls, materials, and daylighting. Design guidelines and organizational methods suited to urban projects are also discussed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Authors; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction by Leon Glicksman;
Sustainable Urban Housing in China; Sustainable Development; Opportunity for
Leadership; Energy Consumption and Global Warming; Project Background;
Formation of Partnerships; Design Methodology; Evaluation of Specific
Technologies; Organization of this Publication; References; PART ONE
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 1 Sustainability and the Building Sector by Leon Gllcksman;
Introduction; Nonrenewable Resources; Environment; Energy; Solutions;
Summary; References;
Chapter 2 China Environment and Culture by Leon Glicksman, Leslie Norford,
and Lara Greden; Issue of growth; Trends in the Chinese Residential Sector;
Technical Opportunities; Climate; Comfort Zones and Building Bio-Climatic
Charts; Codes and Standards; Building Codes in China; Green Guidelines for
Sustainable Housing in China; Building Codes; Policy; Current Policy in China
Relevantto Residential Building Energy Efficiency; Reform of the Price for
Heating; Coal Price Deregulation; Experience with Appliances; Suggested
Policies to Drive Adoption of Sustainable Buildings; Stakeholders; The Urban
Housing Market: History, Progress, and Problems; Summary; References; PART
TWO DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
Chapter 3 Design Principles for Sustainable Urban Housing in China; Andrew
Scott; The Objectives of Sustainability: What Are We Trying to Achieve?;
Assessing Sustainability: How Do We Know it Works?; The Barriers to
Sustainability and Innovation; Ecological Buildings: Designing for Different
Climates; Continental; Mediterranean; Subtropical; Maritime; Design
Principles; Site Design and Planning; Urban Density Distribution and Urban
Ventilation; Integrated Urban Ecology Networks; Building Form and Typology;
Urban Housing Clusters as a Response to Climate and Community; Building
Design and Planning; High-Rise Sustainable Building; Low-Rise, Low-Energy
Design; Summary; References;
Chapter 4 Materialsand Construction For Low-Energy Buildings in China by John
Fernandez; Introduction; Materials for Improved Buildings; Assemblies for
Improved Buildings; The Building Structure; Concrete; Steel; Timber; The
Building Enclosure; Wall Construction; Insulation Materials; Air Barriers;
Moisture Barriers; Windows; Policy and Regulation Recommendations for
Improved Buildings; Potential for Sustainable Materials; Potential for
Alternative Construction: Earthen and Straw-Bale Buildings; Summary;
References; PART THREE TECHNICAL FINDINGS:
Chapter 5 Low-Energy Building Design by Lesile Norford; Overview; Thermal
Comfort; Passive Cooling Strategies; Climate Data; Study 1 : Simulation of
Wind-Driven Ventilative Cooling in an Residential Building in Beijing and
Shanghai; Methodology; Cases Studied; Results ; Study 2: Opportunities to
Further Improve Thermal Comfort in Beijing Housing, Without Vapor-Compression
Cooling Equipment; Description of Building and Simulation Methodology; Series
I Simulations; Series 2 Simulations; Study 3: Low-Energy Building Design in
Shenzhen; Window Orientation, Shades, and Overhangs; Insulation; Ventilation
and Infiltration; Equipment Efficiency and Occupant Habits; Summary;
References;
Chapter 6 Wind in Building Environment Design by Qingyan Chen; Introduction;
Wind Data; Design Tools; Outdoor Thermal Comfort Studies; StataCenter; A
High-Rise Residential Building Complex in Beijing; Natural Ventilation
Studies; Cross Ventilation in a Building; Single-Sided Ventilation in a
Building; Summary; References;
Chapter 7 Design of Natural Ventilation with CFD by Qingyan Chen;
Introduction; Natural Ventilation Design; Outdoor Comfort and Site Planning;
Summary; References;
Chapter 8 Light and Shading by Leslie Norford; Daylighting; Characteristics;
Benefits; Shading; Design Tools; Simple Calculations; Lighting Simulation
with Radiosity and Ray-Tracing Methods; Energy Used for Lighting and HVAC;
Lighting, Heating, and Cooling Energy as
