Book description
The emphasis is on passive low-energy principles, and the rules of thumb cover all the design fundamentals from site and location to orientation and form, peppered with some which will help the designer to think ‘outside the box’ about the design process itself.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Title
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1. WORKING WITH SITE AND LOCATION
- CHAPTER 2. MANIPULATING ORIENTATION AND FORM
- CHAPTER 3. THE LOW ENERGY BUILDING ENVELOPE
- CHAPTER 4. ENERGY AND THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
- CHAPTER 5. RULES AND STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENT CLIMATIC REGIONS
- NARRATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
Product information
- Title: 101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2019
- Publisher(s): RIBA Publishing
- ISBN: 9781000705096
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