Environmental design : an introduction for architects and engineers / edited by Randall Thomas.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, c2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 272 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0415363349 (pbk.)
- 720.47 THO
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UK's leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings. The principles of their approach, which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture and engineering, are clearly presented here.
The book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and building form. Natural ventilation systems, high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy sources are alsonbsp;covered. State-of-the-art buildings of exceptional quality are incorporated throughout the text and illustrate the authors' belief that environmentally responsible architecture can be visually exciting. Theynbsp;conclude with a selection of detailed case studies of award-winning projects - including, newnbsp;for this third edition,nbsp;Beaufort Court, King's Langley and thenbsp;National Trust Headquarters, Swindon.
This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Strategies / Max Fordham -- Comfort, health, and environmental physics / Bill Watts -- Buildings and energy balances / Bill Watts and Randall Thomas -- Building planning and design / Randall Thomas -- Site planning / Randall Thomas -- Materials and construction / Randall Thomas -- Energy sources / Ramiro Godoy -- Lighting / Randall Thomas -- Engineering thermal comfort / Randall Thomas -- Water, waste disposal, and appliances / Mike Entwisle, Randall Thomas and Adam Ritchie -- Summary / Randall Thomas -- RMC International Headquarters / Bart Stevens -- Queens Building, De Montfort University / Edith Blennerhassett -- The Charles Cryer Studio Theatre / Colin Hamilton -- The Environmental Building, Building Research Establishment / Randall Thomas and Bart Stevens -- The Millennium Centre, Dagenham / Randall Thomas -- The Bedales Theatre / Randall Thomas -- Beaufort Court / Tamsin Tweddell -- Heelis, Central Office for the National Trust / Guy Nevill -- Environmental data and the psychrometric chart / Randall Thomas -- Calculation procedures / Randall Thomas -- Acoustics / Randall Thomas and Anthony Chilton -- Photovoltaics / Randall Thomas and Lorna Markham.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword
- Preface
- Units and Abbreviations
- Part 1
- 1 Strategies
- 2 Comfort, health and environmental physics
- 3 Buildings and energy balances
- 4 Building planning and design
- 5 Site planning
- 6 Materials and construction
- 7 Energy sources
- 8 Lighting
- 9 Engineering thermal comfort
- 10 Water, waste disposal and appliances
- Part 2
- 11 RMC International Headquarters
- 12 Queens Building, De Montfort University
- 13 The Charles Cryer Studio Theatre
- 14 The Environmental Building, Building Research Establishment
- 15 The Millennium Centre, Dagenham
- 16 The Bedales Theatre
- 17 Beaufort Court, Kings Langley
- 18 National Trust Headquarters, Swindon
- Appendices A Environmental data and the psychrometric chart
- B Calculation Procedures
- C Acoustics
- D Photovoltaics
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Randall Thomas has been active in practice and teaching for over thirty years. He is visiting Professor in Architectural Science at Kingston University, UK, and has been a Partner of Max Fordham LLP since 1987.