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

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Energy conservation.

Buildings.

Buildings--Environmental engineering.

Architecture and energy conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser-Publishers for Architecture, c2006.

Language Note:

English

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 modernising the energy systems in old buildings is also demonstrated.Completed projects are presented according to their usage and are analysed 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.

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 modernising the energy systems in old buildings is also demonstrated. Completed projects are presented according to their usage and are analysed in the light of the above criteria.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

Resource-conserving and energy-efficient building: Origins

ENERGY-EFFICIENT URBAN DESIGN: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES

ENERGY-EFFICIENT URBAN DESIGN: EXAMPLES

ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING DESIGN: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES

ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING DESIGN: EXAMPLES

ENERGY-EFFICIENT DETAIL DESIGN AND TECHNICAL COMPLETION

APPENDIX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

3-0346-0862-4

OCLC:

824450249