Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment write by Konrad Domke. This book was released on 2011. Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Wessex Institute of Technology has for years been convening conferences on sustainable architecture and planning, design in nature, heritage architecture, and environmental health. With the growing importance of lighting in the creation of better, healthier environments, the enhancement of heritage architecture, and the recovery of urban areas, as well as new developments in more sustainable lighting it became clear that a conference focusing on lighting issues would be useful. This book contains the papers to be presented at the first International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment, discussing the latest developments in a variety of topics related to light and illumination, from its engineering aspects to its use in art and architecture and the effect of light on living systems and human health. Ranging from discussions of technical issues regarding equipment design and light measurement to human perception of light and the effect of light on human health, the book will be of interest to architectures, planners, environmental health experts, and stage designers in academia, industry and government, as well as colleagues discussing the latest developments in a variety of topics related to light and illumination, from its engineering aspects to its use in art and architecture and the effect of light on living systems and human health.
Energy and Environment in Architecture
Energy and Environment in Architecture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Energy and Environment in Architecture write by Nick Baker. This book was released on 2003-09-02. Energy and Environment in Architecture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique and revolutionary text which explains the principles behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons between options at an early, strategic stage. In addition,Energy and Environment in Architecture the book deals with other environmental issues such as noise, thermal comfort and natural ventilation design. A variety of case studies provide a critique of real buildings and highlight good practice. These topics include thermal comfort, noise and natural ventilation.
Daylighting
Daylighting - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Daylighting write by Derek Phillips. This book was released on 2012-05-23. Daylighting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Daylighting offers a general theory and introduction to the use of natural light in architecture. The fourth of Derek Phillip's lighting books draws on his experience to illustrate how best to bring natural light into building design. As sustainability becomes a core principal for designers, daylighting comes to the fore as an alternative to artificial, energy consuming, light. Here, Phillips makes a rational argument for considering daylight first, outlining the arguments in favour of a daylight approach, and goes on to show, through a series of beautifully illustrated case studies, how architects have created buildings in which natural light has been shown to play a major strategic role in the development of the design of a building.
Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment
Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment write by Reyner Banham. This book was released on 1984-12-15. Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.
