Thermally Active Surfaces In Architecture
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Thermally Active Surfaces In Architecture
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Author : Kiel Moe
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2010-03-15
Thermally Active Surfaces In Architecture written by Kiel Moe and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-15 with Architecture categories.
Departing from the simple question Why do we heat and cool buildings with air?, this book focuses on the technique of thermally active surfaces. This technique uses water in building surfaces to heat and cool bodies - a method that is at once more efficient, comfortable, and healthy. This technique thus imbues the fabric of the building with a more poignant role: its structure is also its primary heating and cooling system. In doing so, this approach triggers a cascading set of possibilities for how well buildings are built, how well they perform, and how long they will last: pointing the way toward multiple forms of sustainability. The first section of the book contrasts the parallel histories of thermally active surfaces and air conditioning. These histories explain the material, social, marketing, and technical unfolding of building technology in the twentieth century as a means to explain why we build the way we do and why that will change in the new century. The next section of the book covers the physiological and thermodynamic basis of thermally active surfaces. This section is designed for engineers and architects to grasp the logic and advantages of this technique. This section also includes a chapter on the de-fragmentation of buildings and design practice that is inherent in building with thermally active surfaces. The final section covers a series of contemporary case studies that demonstrate the efficacy of this technique. The project list currently includes Kunsthaus in Bregenz by Peter Zumthor, Zollverein School of Management in Essen, Germany by SANAA, and Linked Hybrid in Beijing by Steven Holl, amongst others.
Integrated Design In Contemporary Architecture
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Author : Kiel Moe
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2008-06-19
Integrated Design In Contemporary Architecture written by Kiel Moe and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-19 with Architecture categories.
The author takes a comprehensive look at projects that exemplify approaches to this field. From museums to residences, from office buildings to universities and yoga centers, this book showcases 28 examples of integrated design that cut across building types, budgets, climates, and locales.
Matter Material Processes In Architectural Production
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Author : Gail Peter Borden
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-29
Matter Material Processes In Architectural Production written by Gail Peter Borden and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Architecture categories.
Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction. Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book presents some of the most significant projects and thoughts on materiality from the last decade. Beautifully illustrated with a great deal of technical information throughout, it shows work, technical technique and process, and positions it within a broader theoretical intention. By assembling a range of voices, here is a multifaceted portrait of material design today. Students and design professionals alike should find in this book an essential resource for understanding this increasingly important aspect of design.
The Hierarchy Of Energy In Architecture
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Author : Ravi Srinivasan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-12
The Hierarchy Of Energy In Architecture written by Ravi Srinivasan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with Architecture categories.
The laws of thermodynamics—and their implications for architecture—have not been fully integrated into architectural design. Architecture and building science too often remain constrained by linear concepts and methodologies regarding energy that occlude significant quantities and qualities of energy. The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture addresses this situation by providing a clear overview of what energy is and what architects can do with it. Building on the emergy method pioneered by systems ecologist Howard T. Odum, the authors situate the energy practices of architecture within the hierarchies of energy and the thermodynamics of the large, non-equilibrium, non-linear energy systems that drive buildings, cities, the planet and universe. Part of the PocketArchitecture series, the book is divided into a fundamentals section, which introduces key topics and the emergy methodology, and an applications section, which features case studies applying emergy to various architectural systems. The book provides a concise but rigorous exposure to the system boundaries of the energy systems related to buildings and as such will appeal to professional architects and architecture students.
Thermal Delight In Architecture
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Author : Lisa Heschong
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1979-12-05
Thermal Delight In Architecture written by Lisa Heschong and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-12-05 with Architecture categories.
Our thermal environment is as rich in cultural associations as our visual, acoustic, olfactory, and tactile environments. This book explores the potential for using thermal qualities as an expressive element in building design. Until quite recently, building technology and design has favored high-energy-consuming mechanical methods of neutralizing the thermal environment. It has not responded to the various ways that people use, remember, and care about the thermal environment and how they associate their thermal sense with their other senses. The hearth fire, the sauna, the Roman and Japanese baths, and the Islamic garden are discussed as archetypes of thermal delight about which rituals have developed—reinforcing bonds of affection and ceremony forged in the thermal experience. Not only is thermal symbolism now obsolete but the modern emphasis on central heating systems and air conditioning and hermetically sealed buildings has actually damaged our thermal coping and sensing mechanisms. This book for the solar age could help change all that and open up for us a new dimension of architectural experience. As the cost of energy continues to skyrocket, alternatives to the use of mechanical force must be developed to meet our thermal needs. A major alternative is the use of passive solar energy, and the book will provide those interested in solar design with a reservoir of ideas.
Convergence An Architectural Agenda For Energy
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Author : Kiel Moe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-07-31
Convergence An Architectural Agenda For Energy written by Kiel Moe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-31 with Architecture categories.
Convergence is based on the thermodynamic premise that architecture should maximize its ecological and architectural power. No matter how paradoxical it might initially seem, architects should maximize energy intake, maximize energy use, and maximize energy feedback and reinforcement. This presumes that the necessary excess of architecture is in fact an architect’s greatest asset when it comes to an agenda for energy, not a liability. But how do we start to understand the full range of eco-thermodynamic principles which need to be engaged with in order to achieve this? Kiel Moe explicates three factors: materials, energy systems and amortization. When these three factors converge through design, the resulting buildings begin to perform in complex, if not subtle, ways. By drawing on a range of architectural, thermodynamic, and ecological sources as well as illustrated and well-designed case studies, the author shows what architecture stands to gain by simultaneously maximizing the architectural and ecological power of buildings. .
Natural Energy Lighting And Ventilation In Sustainable Buildings
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Author : Morteza Nazari-Heris
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-11-16
Natural Energy Lighting And Ventilation In Sustainable Buildings written by Morteza Nazari-Heris and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with Architecture categories.
This book explores the theoretical background and provides an experimental analysis of using natural energy resources in sustainable building design. It brings together an international group of contributors focusing on ways natural energy, lighting, and ventilation can improve the performance of electrical, lighting, and mechanical systems. Contributions explore how natural resources can contribute to sustainable development goals while meeting energy demands and maintaining acceptable interior air quality and natural illumination needs. Coverage includes green building design, renewable energy integration, photovoltaic systems, small-scale wind turbines, natural lighting, and natural ventilation. Natural Energy, Lighting, and Ventilation in Sustainable Buildings offers practical and promising solutions for novel challenges in sustainable design for electrical engineers, energy engineers, architectural engineers, and related professionals, as well asresearchers and developers from engineering science.
New Directions In Sustainable Design
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Author : Adrian Parr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-10-09
New Directions In Sustainable Design written by Adrian Parr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-09 with Architecture categories.
This book brings together new and emerging perspectives on sustainability. Combining a series of well know authors in contemporary philosophy with established practitioners of sustainable design, it develops a coherent theoretical framework for how a philosophy of sustainability might engage with the growing practice of sustainable design.
Responsive Architecture
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Author : Dusan Katunsky
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2019-11-20
Responsive Architecture written by Dusan Katunsky and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-20 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book is a collection of articles that have been published in the Special Issue “Responsive Architecture” of the MDPI journal Buildings. The eleven articles within cover various areas of sensitive architecture, including the design of packaging structures reacting to supporting components; structural efficiency of bent columns in indigenous houses; roof forms responsive to buildings depending on their resiliently transformed steel shell parts; creative design of building free shapes covered with transformed shells; artistic structural concepts of the architect and civil engineer; digitally designed airport terminal using wind analysis; rationalized shaping of sensitive curvilinear steel construction; interactive stories of responsive architecture; transformed shell roof constructions as the main determinant in the creative shaping of buildings without shapes that are sensitive to man-made and natural environments; thermally sensitive performances of a special shielding envelope on balconies; quantification of generality and adaptability of building layout using the SAGA method; and influence of initial conditions on the simulation of the transient temperature field inside a wall.
Structures And Architecture
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Author : Paulo J. Cruz
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2016-10-14
Structures And Architecture written by Paulo J. Cruz and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Although the disciplines of architecture and structural engineering have both experienced their own historical development, their interaction has resulted in many fascinating and delightful structures. To take this interaction to a higher level, there is a need to stimulate the inventive and creative design of architectural structures and to persuade architects and structural engineers to further collaborate in this process, exploiting together new concepts, applications and challenges. This set of book of abstracts and full paper searchable CD-ROM presents selected papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Structures and Architecture Conference (ICSA2016), organized by the School of Architecture of the University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal (July 2016), to promote the synergy in the collaboration between the disciplines of architecture and structural engineering.