Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated ApproachThis book provides a review of environmental and energy research with respect to urban building projects. It describes how to overcome related challenges in environmental design of urban buildings. The book discusses the passive and active environmental systems within building concepts. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 Architectural Design And Passive Environmental And Building Engineering Systems | 36 |
3 Environmental Issues Of Building Design | 46 |
4 Sustainable Design Construction And Operation | 63 |
5 Intelligent Controls And Advanced Building Management Systems | 75 |
6 Urban Building Climatology | 95 |
7 Heat And Mass Transfer Phenomena In Urban Buildings | 120 |
8 Applied Lighting Technologies For Urban Buildings | 146 |
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Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach Mat Santamouris Limited preview - 2013 |
Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach Mat Santamouris Limited preview - 2013 |
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Activity air temperature airflow albedo angle Architecture artificial lighting atrium building design building management systems building materials building’s cash flow Celsius cent centre chapter cities comfort construction convection cooling cost daylight factor density district heating double façade effect electricity embodied energy emissions emitted energy consumption energy efficiency energy savings environmental Equation evaluate example external façade Figure floor glazing heat island heat transfer HVAC illumination important increase indoor air quality installed insulation integrated interior internal lamps method metres per second models natural light natural ventilation operation outdoor parameters passive solar planning pollution reduce requirements roof Santamouris solar gains solar radiation Source space strategies street summer surface sustainable thermal comfort thermal insulation thermal mass tion transport trombe walls urban areas urban canyon urban design urban environment urban heat island various ventilation system walls waste wind speed