Special issue on renewable energy for sustainable development and the built environment / guest editor, Fernando O. Pereira.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pereira, Fernando O.

Series:

Environmental management and health ; v.13, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is worth noting that the late 1950s were, at the same time, the stage of the ''air conditioning era'' and the ''rediscovery'' of bioclimatic design, a comprehensive design concept that includes all climatic impacts and places user well-being as the focus of building design.

Contents:

Contents

Abstracts and keywords

Guest editorial

Sustainable house design: Fernando de Noronha-Brazil

Sunny walls vs sunnier roofs

IDEA

Two low income social housings

Urban planning instruments to improve winter solar access in open public spaces

Energy saving by means of innovative building envelope systems

Green roofs in temperate climates and in the hot-humid tropics - far beyond the aesthetics

Optimal orientation and automatic control of external shading devices in office buildings

A new language of architecture

News from the Net

News

Books and resources

Diary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-47880-2

9786610478804

1-84544-623-2

OCLC:

133163040