Bioclimatic Housing - Innovative Designs for Warm Climates (Paperback)

In the search for sustainable architecture, there is growing interest in the relationship between nature and design. In this vital new book, the term bioclimatic, relating to the dynamic between climate and living organisms, is applied by the authors in focusing on countries where housing requires cooling for a significant part of the year. In this context, Bioclimatic Housing covers creative, vernacular architecture to present both the theory and practice of innovative, low-energy architecture. The book interweaves the themes of social progress, technological fixes and industry transformation within a discussion of global and country trends, climate types, solutions and technologies. Prepared under the auspices of a 5-year International Energy Agency (IEA) project, and with case studies from Iran, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka and Italy, this is a truly international and authoritative work, providing an essential primer for building designers, builders, developers and advanced students in architecture and engineering.

General

Imprint:	Earthscan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	December 2007
Editors:	Richard Hyde
Dimensions:	246 x 199 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-1-84407-284-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	1-84407-284-3
Barcode:	9781844072842

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