Synopses & Reviews
A text/reference for Architect and Architectural Engineering students taking a course on Energy Methods. Includes passive solar heating and cooling, day-lighting, etc.
Table of Contents
1 Heat Transfer 2 Thermal Comfort 3 Climate and Shelter 4 Site and Microclimate 5 Conservation and Shading 6 Passive Solar Heating Principles 7 Passive Solar Heating Direct Gain 8 Passive Solar Heating Thermal Storage Wall 9 Passive Solar Heating Sunspace 10 Passive Solar Heating Convective Air Loop 11 Passive Solar Heating LCR Calculations 12 Formal Speculations of Thermal Diagrams 13 Passive Cooling Principles 14 Passive Cooling Ventilation 15 Passive Cooling Radiation 16 Passive Cooling Evaporation and Dehumidification 17 Passive Cooling Mass-Effect 18 Mechanical Heating and Cooling 19 Materials, Components, and Details 20 Basic Lighting Principles 21 Lighting Design 22 Daylighting Sources and Concepts 23 Daylighting Strategies and Components 24 Daylighting Analysis Tools 25 Electric Lighting Components 26 Electric Lighting Calculations 27 Integrating Electric and Daylighting 28 Commercial Buildings