Sustainability, Energy and Architecture : Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings.

Front Cover -- Sustainability, Energy and Architecture: Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors' Biography -- Chapter 1 - Dutch Efforts Towards a Sustainable Built Environment -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 PASSIVE HOUSES -- 1.3 TYPES OF CASE STUDIES -- 1.4 THE VELDHUIZERSCHOOL EDE -- 1.5 CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS COLLEGE: AN ENERGY PLUS SCHOOL -- 1.6 CONVENTIONAL DUTCH BUILDING DESIGN -- 1.7 ENERGY SAVING TECHNIQUES -- 1.8 NOVEL DESIGN AND EXAMPLES -- 1.9 THE TNT GREEN OFFICE -- 1.10 SUSTAINABILITY -- 1.11 DIVERSE SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES -- 1.12 RESULTS OF GREENCALC+ AND LEED ASSESSMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 - Low Energy Approaches to Design-Led Schemes - Five Case Studies -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 CASE STUDIES 1 AND 2 - OVERVIEW -- 2.3 CASE STUDY 3 - OVERVIEW -- 2.4 CASE STUDIES 4 &amp -- 5 - OVERVIEW -- 2.5 CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3 - Sustainable Construction Materials -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS -- 3.3 MATERIAL RESOURCES -- 3.4 RENEWABLE MATERIALS -- 3.5 RECYCLED MATERIALS -- 3.6 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS -- 3.7 EMBODIED ENERGY -- 3.8 GROSS ENERGY REQUIREMENT -- 3.9 PROCESS ENERGY REQUIREMENT -- 3.10 EMBODIED CARBON -- 3.11 NATURAL BUILDING MATERIALS -- 3.12 SHORT ROTATION RENEWABLE MATERIALS -- 3.13 SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 - The Sustainable Corporate Image and Renewables: From Technique to the Sensory Experience -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION, OR THE TRIED AND TESTED -- 4.3 THE 20TH CENTURY, THE CORPORATE IMAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY -- 4.4 THE TECHNO-CENTRIC SUSTAINABLE BUILDING IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- 4.5 THE SUSTAINABLE WORKING SHED, LION HOUSE, ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND, UK -- 4.6 EXPERIENCING RENEWABLES IN BUILDING SKINS -- 4.7 THE RESPONSIVE SKIN AND CORPORATE IMAGE.

4.8 INCREASING FACADE LAYERS: DOUBLE SKIN FACADES AS A PASSIVE MEASURE AND A CULTURAL MESSAGE -- 4.9 SUSTAINABILITY AS HAPTIC EXPERIENCE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 - Residential Deep Energy Retrofits in Cold Climates -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 BUILDING MATERIALS AND ASSEMBLIES -- 5.3 VENTILATION AND AIR MOVEMENT -- 5.4 CASE STUDIES -- 5.5 VISION: DEEP ENERGY RETROFITS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENERGY SYSTEMS -- 5.6 WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF ARCHITECTS? -- Chapter 6 - Sustainable Building for a Green and an Efficient Built Environment: New and Existing Case Studies in Dubai -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.2. CLIMATE CHANGE: CITIES AND BUILDINGS -- 6.3. IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE/GREEN BUILDING -- 6.4. SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS AND LAWS CONTRIBUTING TO CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION -- 6.5. TAXONOMY OF A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING -- 6.6. GREEN BUILDINGS IN DUBAI, UAE -- 6.7. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 - The LED Lighting Revolution -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 FROM LED CHIPS TO FIXTURES -- 7.3 OPTICS -- 7.4 FIXTURE BODY -- 7.5 ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES -- 7.6 COMPARISONS WITH TRADITIONAL LIGHTING -- 7.7 ARCHITECTURAL/GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS -- 7.8 CASE STUDIES -- 7.9 FUTURE/NOVEL DESIGNS POSSIBLE WITH LEDS -- 7.10 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 - Minimum Energy Housing in Cuba -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 LIFE CYCLE AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS -- 8.3 DESIGN STRATEGIES IN WARM AND HUMID CLIMATES -- 8.4 THE URBAN MICROCLIMATE -- 8.5 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN CUBA -- 8.6 MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN CUBA -- 8.7 PRESENT AND FUTURE -- 8.8 FINAL REMARKS -- Chapter 9 - Daylighting -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 CHARACTERISTICS AND AVAILABILITY -- 9.3 PHOTOMETRIC UNITS -- 9.4 COLORS -- 9.5 DAYLIGHT AVAILABILITY -- 9.6 PERFORMANCE OF DAYLIGHTING -- 9.7 COMFORT AND HEALTH -- 9.8 VISUAL PERFORMANCE -- 9.9 DAYLIGHT FACTOR.

9.10 THERMAL COMFORT AND ENERGY USE -- 9.11 DAYLIGHTING DESIGN -- 9.12 DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS AND SOLAR CONTROL -- 9.13 ENERGY SAVING AND DAYLIGHT RESPONSIVE CONTROLS -- 9.14 DESIGN TOOLS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 - Vernacular Tower Architecture of Sana'a: Theory and Method for Deriving Sustainable Design Guidelines -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 BACKGROUND -- 10.3 THEORETICAL MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE -- 10.4 ANALYSIS -- 10.5 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Sustainable Design Guidelines Derived From Response of Architectural Form and Space to Climatic and Functional Factors -- A Comparison between a Vertical Form and a Horizontal Form -- Chapter 11 - Sustainable Buildings in Mediterranean Area -- 11.1 ABITARE MEDITERRANEO PROJECT -- 11.2 EULEB -- 11.3 TECHNOLOGICAL AND BUSINESS INCUBATOR - LUCCA, ITALY -- 11.4 BARDINI MUSEUM - FLORENCE, ITALY -- 11.5 NEW MEYER HOSPITAL - FLORENCE, ITALY -- 11.6 PRIMARY SCHOOL - EMPOLI, ITALY -- 11.7 MALTA STOCK EXCHANGE - LA VILLETTA, MALTA -- Chapter 12 - A Low-Energy Building Project in Sweden - the Lindås Pilot Project -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 THE BUILDING'S ENERGY SYSTEMS AND BUILDINGS IN ENERGY SYSTEMS -- 12.3 ENERGY USE IN SWEDISH BUILDING SECTOR -- 12.4 ENERGY USE IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS -- 12.5 NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE BUILDINGS MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND -- 12.6 ACTION PLANS AND ENERGY POLICIES TO ACHIEVE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS -- 12.7 BUILDING AND THE HEALTH OF OCCUPANTS -- 12.8 SOME EXAMPLES OF LOW-ENERGY BUILDINGS IN SWEDEN -- 12.9 ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND CITIES - A STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR URBAN POLICY MAKERS -- 12.10 THE SWEDISH LINDÅS PILOT PROJECT - HOUSES WITHOUT HEATING SYSTEMS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 - Key Characteristics of Top Performing Sustainable Buildings from the Perspective of the Users -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR USERS.

13.3 SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES -- 13.4 DESIGN FEATURES OF BUILDINGS WITH HIGH SUMMARY INDICES -- 13.5 KEY CHARACTERISTICS AND COMMON FEATURES OF THESE SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Calculation of Indices -- Chapter 14 - Sustainable Buildings and their Relationship with Humans and Nature: Lessons from the Past -- 14.1 BACKGROUND AND PRESENT SITUATION -- 14.2 TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE -- THE OUTCOME OF A COMPLEX THINKING SYSTEM -- 14.3 TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE -- 14.4 WIND CATCHER/TOWER -- 14.5 SPATIAL ORGANIZATION: A MEANS TO ADAPT TO CULTURE AND CLIMATE -- 14.6 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING -- Chapter 15 - Architectural Buildings in Romania -- 15.1 ONE FAMILY HOUSE IN BURLUSI CIOFRINGENI, ARGES COUNTY, ROMANIA -- 15.2 AMVIC PASSIVE OFFICE BUILDING - BRAGADIRU, ILFOV COUNTY, ROMANIA -- 15.3 RESIDENTIAL LIVING UNITS IN CLUJ NAPOCA, CLUJ COUNTY, ROMANIA -- 15.4 TWO PASSIVE HOUSES IN CARANSEBES, CARAS-SEVERIN COUNTY, ROMANIA -- 15.5 CHURCH IN BISTRA, NEAMT COUNTY, ROMANIA - LOW-ENERGY BUILDING -- 15.6 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16 - Sustainable Architecture in Africa -- 16.1 INTRODUCTION -- 16.2 BIOCLIMATIC PROJECT: GENERAL GUIDELINES -- 16.3 CLIMATIC CONTEXT -- 16.4 BUILDING LOCATION, FORM AND ORIENTATION -- 16.5 SHADING -- 16.6 ENVELOPE COATINGS -- 16.7 INSULATION -- 16.8 WINDOW SIZE AND GLAZING TYPE -- 16.9 NATURAL VENTILATION -- 16.10 THERMAL MASS -- 16.11 EVAPORATIVE COOLING -- 16.12 CONTROL OF INTERNAL GAINS -- 16.13 THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS -- 16.14 PASSIVE DESIGN AND THERMAL COMFORT CRITERIA -- Chapter 17 - Mud to Skyscraper - Building Revolution in 50 Years in the Middle East -- 17.1 PORTABLE HOUSING: THE BEDOUIN TENT -- 17.2 MUD HOUSES AND COMFORT -- 17.3 A NEW GENERATION OF BUILDINGS -- 17.4 WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?.

17.5 ENERGY AND BUILDINGS -- 17.6 FINAL REMARKS -- Index.

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