TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas, Randall
TI  - Environmental design : : an introduction for architects and engineers 
SN  - 9780415363341
U1  - 720.47 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - AR
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Engineering design
KW  - City planning
KW  - Environmental engineering
N1  - 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 also 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. They conclude with a selection of detailed case studies of award-winning projects – including, new for this third edition, Beaufort Court, King's Langley and the National Trust Headquarters, Swindon.
This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines; 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
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