Architecture - Comfort and Energy

Architecture - Comfort and Energy
By C. Gallo, Marco Sala, A. A. M. Sayigh
Publisher: Pergamon Press Inc
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 008043004X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780080430041
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
Hardbound. In this book we seek to approach the
architecture-energy combination and its relationship to
human comfort and the environment .There are chapters on
thermal comfort, low energy architecture dealing with
various criterion for comfort in different parts of the
World.
The book also seeks to understand how previous generations
lived in harsh climates and without abundant sources of
energy, yet managed to design and build appropriate
dwellings providing both comfort and harmony with the
environment.
Other chapters deal with the bioclimatic concept in Vernacular
Architecture; the major role which climate plays at different
locations and how this can dictate the shape and form of the
buildings and save energy; the importance of micro-climate
and its various elements and usage; ventilation and its
importance in buildings and the technology for modern
architecture.

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