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Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition
Architecture/Environment.ÌýHow to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably.
IMPORTANT Used versions do not include access to the Electronic 2nd volume or theÌýcompoanaion web site. For that you have to contact Wiley directly. New versions DO have an access code. Online versions inlcude both volumes.ÌýÌý
SWL
* Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
* Organizes information by architectural elements at three
* building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
* Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
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* 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
* More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
* Both inch-pound and metric units
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably.
IMPORTANT Used versions do not include access to the Electronic 2nd volume or theÌýcompoanaion web site. For that you have to contact Wiley directly. New versions DO have an access code. Online versions inlcude both volumes.ÌýÌý
SWL
* Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
* Organizes information by architectural elements at three
* building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
* Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
*
* 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
* More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
* Both inch-pound and metric units
400 pages, Paperback
First published April 9, 1985
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February 20, 2008
nice little design handbook
June 7, 2011
Informative, provactive and incredibly mind opening. Loved the succinct text as much as the diagrams and examples. Will use this over and over in solving design issues.
December 7, 2015
its good
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