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Passive and active environmental controls : informing the schematic designing of buildings / Dean Heerwagen

By: Publisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2004Description: xix, 940 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0072501731 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690 H581 2004
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Contents:
Contents. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Environmental Control of Buildings -- Chapter 2: The Basics of Heat Transfer -- Chapter 3: Establishing Thermal Comfort -- Chapter 4: Weather and Climate (As determinants of building form) -- Chapter 5: Guidelines and Other Approximations for Creating Buildings with Good Thermal Performance -- Chapter 6: The ‘Physics: of Light -- Chapter 7: What Do We See? -- Chapter 8: Using the Sky as a Light Source -- Chapter 9: Guidelines for Creating Buildings with Good Daylighting -- Chapter 10: The “Fundamentals” of Sound -- Chapter 11: Hearing and Speech -- Chapter 12: Noise in the Built and Natural Environments -- Chapter 13: Guidelines for Controlling Sound and Noise in the Built Environment -- Chapter A: HVAC Systems for Buildings -- Chapter B: Small-Building HVAC Systems and Related Issues -- Chapter C: Services and Systems for Achieving Fire Safety and Protection -- Chapter D: Electrical Systems for Buildings Chapter E: Plumbing Systems in Buildings -- Chapter F: Systems for Conveying People in Buildings.
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Reference Reference College Library Engineering 690 H581 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 89358

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Environmental Control of Buildings -- Chapter 2: The Basics of Heat Transfer -- Chapter 3: Establishing Thermal Comfort -- Chapter 4: Weather and Climate (As determinants of building form) -- Chapter 5: Guidelines and Other Approximations for Creating Buildings with Good Thermal Performance -- Chapter 6: The ‘Physics: of Light -- Chapter 7: What Do We See? -- Chapter 8: Using the Sky as a Light Source -- Chapter 9: Guidelines for Creating Buildings with Good Daylighting -- Chapter 10: The “Fundamentals” of Sound -- Chapter 11: Hearing and Speech -- Chapter 12: Noise in the Built and Natural Environments -- Chapter 13: Guidelines for Controlling Sound and Noise in the Built Environment -- Chapter A: HVAC Systems for Buildings -- Chapter B: Small-Building HVAC Systems and Related Issues -- Chapter C: Services and Systems for Achieving Fire Safety and Protection -- Chapter D: Electrical Systems for Buildings Chapter E: Plumbing Systems in Buildings -- Chapter F: Systems for Conveying People in Buildings.

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