This third edition supplies architects and students with the strategies they need for making initial design decisions when creating energy sustainable buildings. Based on a three-tier approach—load avoidance, optimum use of natural energies, and the selection of appropriate mechanical equipment—this bestselling guide gives designers the information they need when considering a building’s thermal and lighting needs in order to create aesthetic, low-energy sustainable buildings.

Reflecting the latest developments, codes, standards, and rating systems for energy efficiency, this Third Edition provides detailed information concerning thermal comfort, mechanical heating and cooling systems, climate, passive heating and cooling, shading, site planning, daylight and artificial lighting, and conservation.

Contents:

Heating, Cooling, and Lighting as Form-zGivers in Architecture

Sustainable Design

Basic Principles

Thermal, Comfort

Climate

Solar Geometry

Passive Solar

Photovoltaics and Active Solar

Shading

Passive Cooling

Site Design and Community Planning

Lighting

Daylighting

Electric Lightning

The Thermal Envelope: Keeping Warm and Staying Cool

Mechanical Equity for Heating and Cooling

Case Studies

Appendices

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