ABSTRACT

Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology.

Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation, solar thermal electricity as well as international case studies Architecture in a Climate of Change encourages readers to consider new approaches to building making minimum demand on fossil based energy.

chapter

Introduction

chapter |14 pages

Predictions

chapter |16 pages

Low Energy Techniques for Housing

chapter |12 pages

Insulation

chapter |13 pages

Domestic Energy

chapter |15 pages

Advanced and Ultra-Low Energy Houses

chapter |10 pages

Harvesting Wind and Water

chapter |9 pages

Existing Housing

A Challenge and Opportunity

chapter |24 pages

Ventilation

chapter |19 pages

Energy Options

chapter |7 pages

Lighting – Designing for Daylight

chapter |7 pages

Lighting – and Human Failings

chapter |7 pages

Cautionary Notes

chapter |10 pages

Life-Cycle Assessment and Recycling

chapter |23 pages

State of the Art Case Studies

chapter |10 pages

Integrated District Environmental Design

chapter |5 pages

An American Perspective