Carbon-neutral architectural design / Pablo La Roche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Roche, Pablo, 1961-

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture.

Architectural design.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 328 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2012]

Summary:

This technical guide to carbon neutral architectural design provides a detailed overview of techniques in design and construction to minimize the environmental impact of building operations. Beginning with a discussion of buildings and greenhouse gas emissions, the work covers topics such as solar geometry, heat exchange and the building envelope, passive cooling systems, and passive heating. Chapters include full-color illustrations, tables, and graphs. La Roche is a professor of architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Buildings and greenhouse gas emissions : Building and greenhouse gas emissions ; Anthropogenic emissions and climate change ; Effects of anthropogenic emissions on climate change ; Greenhouse gas emissions and buildings ; Carbon-counting tools ; Comparison of carbon-counting tools

Carbon-neutral architectural design : Architectural design process ; Carbon neutral architectural design process ; Implementation of the carbon-neutral design process in academia ; Integration ; Carbon-neutral architectural design process in practice

Thermal comfort : Psychrometrics ; Thermal comfort ; Environmental and comfort indices ; Comfort models ; The perception of comfort

Climate and architecture : Climate ; Climate and architecture ; Climate zones ; Climate zones and energy codes ; Climate analysis ; Vernacular architecture ; Effects of climate on emissions

Solar geometry ; The sun in the sky vault ; Solar charts ; Shading the building ; Design of the shading system ; Sundials ; Site analysis ; Calculating the impact of radiation on surfaces ; Orientation of buildings

Heat exchange through the building envelope : Heat transfer through the building envelope ; Heat transfer in buildings ; Heat transfer by conduction ; Heat transfer by radiation ; Heat transfer by convection

Passive cooling systems : Definition of a passive cooling system ; Classification of passive cooling systems ; Ambient air as a heat sink (sensible component) ; Ambient air as a heat sink (latent component: evaporative cooling) ; The upper atmosphere as a heat sink: radiant cooling ; The earth as a heat sink: earth coupling ; Applicability of passive cooling systems

Passive heating : Applicability of passive heating ; Control of heat lass ; Passive solar heating ; Types of passive heating systems ; Effects of design strategies of emissions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references(pages 289-299) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

1439845123

9781439845127

OCLC:

548660375

Publisher Number:

99947454873