Explores the principles, theories, and practices currently used in energy-efficient architecture through profiles of ten buildings that include architectural plans, solar studies, climate data, and information on energy systems.
This book explores the theories, practices, and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change, design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performance standards while at the same time developing an environmental aesthetic.Towards Zero-energy Architecture is a much-needed call for the design professions to redefine architecture to help solve ecological problems.
This book explores the theories, practices, and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change, design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performance standards while at the same time developing an environmental aesthetic. Towards Zero-energy Architecture is a much-needed call for the design professions to redefine architecture to help solve ecological problems.
