Ises (International Solar Energy Society) / Thorpe Passive Solar Architecture Pocket Reference

Second edition
2. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-61615-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 218 Seiten

Reihe: Energy Pocket Reference

Our pocket reference books provide a wealth of practical information at your fingertips, whenever you need it. Rich in background detail, at-a-glance tables and diagrams, equations, and more, the Passive Solar Architecture Pocket Reference is a handy resource for architects, engineers and students. Coverage includes:

- Definitions

- Load determinants and Responses - including worldwide biomes and climates, building metabolism and response, thermal sources and sinks, passive building responses to sources and sinks, tuning the building to the environment, optimizing insulation & thermal mass for comfort

- Contextual Aspects- including microclimate and siting, temperatures, humidity, wind, radiation and comfort parameters

- Passive Components - including building envelope, passive solar terminology, orientation, apertures and glazing, thermal storage, thermal control and materials

- Design Tools - including sun path diagrams, sun peg diagrams, air flow relationships, thermal modelling and life cycle design

- Specific Functions - including passive heating, passive cooling and ventilation, natural lighting, passive water heating, resource collection and Integrated design

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ises (International Solar Energy Society),

Thorpe, David

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. Definitions 2. Load Determinants and Responses 3. Contextual Aspects 4. Passive Components 5. Design Tools 6. Specific Functions References