Heating, Cooling, Lighting (Architects) 4th c2015 Lechner txtbk

Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 4th Edition (c2015), textbook by Norbert Lechner.

TEXTBOOK INFO: Google these 2 keywords together: Wiley productCd-111858242X
(ISBN-13: 9781118582428)

TEXTBOOK USE: Sustainable environmental control through building design. Helps architects minimize mechanical systems and energy usage over the life of the building by siting, building design, and landscaping to maximize natural heating, cooling, and lighting. (Also useful to building systems and services engineers and energy consultants)

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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1. HEATING, COOLING, AND LIGHTING AS FORM-GIVERS IN ARCHITECTURE
2. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND ENERGY SOURCES
3. BASIC PRINCIPLES
4. THERMAL COMFORT
5. CLIMATE
6. SOLAR GEOMETRY
7. PASSIVE SOLAR
8. PHOTOVOLTAICS AND ACTIVE SOLAR
9. SHADING AND LIGHT COLORS
10. PASSIVE COOLING
11. SITE DESIGN, COMMUNITY PLANNING, AND LANDSCAPING
12. LIGHTING
13. DAYLIGHTING
14. ELECTRIC LIGHTING
15. THE THERMAL ENVELOPE: KEEPING WARM AND STAYING COOL
16. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR HEATING AND COOLING
17. TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE
18. RECOMMENDED LOW ENERGY CASE STUDIES
19. CHECKLIST FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
APPENDICES:
A: HORIZONTAL SUN-PATH DIAGRAMS
B: VERTICAL SUN-PATH DIAGRAMS
C: SOLAR ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH ANGLES
D: METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HEIGHT OF TREES, BUILDINGS, ETC.
E: SUNDIALS
F: SUN-PATH MODELS
G: THE WATER TABLE FOR VENTILATION STUDIES
H: SITE EVALUATION TOOLS
I: HELIODONS
J: TABLES OF R-VALUES
K: RESOURCES
L: CONVERSION FACTORS BETWEEN THE INCH-POUND (I-P) SYSTEM AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(detailed contents at website above)

FILE INFO: paginated, bookmarked, true PDF.