Energy-efficient architecture : basics for planning and construction / Roberto Gonzalo, Karl J. Habermann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzalo, Roberto.

Contributor:

Habermann, Karl J.

Standardized Title:

Energieefiziente Architektur. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Energy conservation.

Buildings.

Buildings--Environmental engineering.

Architecture and energy conservation.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, [2006]

Summary:

How is an energy efficient building created? Which are the most important criteria pertaining to urban development or the conception of the floor plan? What are the optimal dimensions appropriate for the building's usage but also ensuring energy efficiency? Which building elements and systems are most suitable? This book systematically explains all relevant criteria and parameters as regards urban development, design and the subsequent construction of a sustainable building. The immense potential for cutting costs by modernizing the energy systems in old buildings is also demonstrated. Completed projects are presented according to their usage and are analyzed and evaluated in the light of the above criteria. For this purpose extensive plans and technical information are used to illustrate the "energy profile" of each building. This shows the particular importance of planning details carefully. An annotated subject index concludes the volume.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-215) and indexes.

ISBN:

3764372532

9783764372538

OCLC:

63277987