Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies
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Architects Brown (U. of Oregon) and DeKay (Washington U., St. Louis) help architects who are not energy experts understand the energy consequences of their most basic design decisions, and provide them information so that they can use energy issues to generate form rather than simply as limits that must be accommodated. The volume is 11 deep. The first edition was published in 1986. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface.1st Edition Preface.Introduction.ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES.Climate as a Context.Program and Use.Form and Envelope.Combining Climate, Program, and Form.Electric and Hot Water Loads.DESIGN STRATEGIES.Building Groups.Buildings.Building Parts.STRATEGIES FOR SUPPLEMENTING PASSIVE SYSTEMS.Appendix A: Climate Data by Latitude/City.Appendix B: Additional Climate Data.Appendix C: Abbreviations and Units Conversions.Glossary.Bibliography.Indexes.
