With the improved efficiency of heating, cooling and lighting in
buildings crucial to the low carbon targets of all current
governments, "Building Science: Concepts and Applications" provides
a timely and much-needed addition to the existing literature on
architectural and environmental design education. Taking a logical
and didactic approach, the author introduces the reader to the
underlying concepts and principles of the thermal, lighting, and
acoustic determinants of building design in four integrated
sections.
The first section explores the thermal building environment and
the principles of thermal comfort, translating these principles
into conceptual building design solutions. The author examines the
heat flow characteristics of the building envelope and explains
steady state design methods that form the basis of most building
codes. He discusses the sun as a natural heat source and describes
the principles of active and passive solar building design
solutions.
The second section introduces the scientific principles of
light, color, and vision, stressing the importance of daylight in
building design, presenting the Daylight Factor design concept and
methodology, and discussing glare conditions and their avoidance.
It also addresses artificial lighting, delving into the prominent
role that electricity plays in the production of light by
artificial means and comparing the efficacy and characteristics of
the various commercially available light sources in terms of the
energy to light conversion ratio, life span, available intensity
range, color rendition properties, and cost.
The third section deals with the various aspects of sound that
impact the design of the built environment, discussing the nature
of sound as a physical force that sets any medium through which it
travels into vibration and laying the foundations for the treatment
of sound as an important means of communication as well as a
disruptive disturbance.
The final section discusses the foundational concepts of
ecological design as a basis for addressing sustainability issues
in building design solutions. These issues include the embedded
energy of construction materials, waste management, preservation of
freshwater and management of graywater, adoption of passive solar
principles, energy saving measures applicable to mechanical
building services, and the end-of-lifecycle deconstruction and
recycling of building materials and components.Covers the
fundamental building science topics of heat, energy, light and
soundTakes a logical and didactic approach, tracing the historical
roots of building scienceIncludes summaries of new technologies in
solar energy and photovoltaic systemsFeatures a section on the
principles of sustainable architectureWebsite with answers to MC
questions testing students' learning
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