Richard Hyde
Earthscan Publications | 2007 | 1844072843 | PDF | 477 pages | 17 MB



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• A landmark text from the International Energy Agency on sustainable architecture in warmer climates
• Uses the approach of bioclimatic housing to explore how sustainable architecture interacts with its environment
• Explores a range of global case studies from the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Australasia, forming an overview of strategies and showing how these can be developed into practice

In the search for sustainable architecture there is growing interest amongst architects, designers and engineers in the relationship between nature and design. The term ‘bioclimatic’, traditionally 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 and presenting both the theory and practice of innovative, low-energy architecture. Having set out new definitions of bioclimatic housing, the book interweaves the themes of social progress, technological solutions and industry developments within a discussion of global and country trends. With case studies from Iran, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka and Italy, this is a truly international and authoritative work, prepared under the auspices of a 5-year International Energy Agency (IEA) project.

Richard Hyde is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Design at the University of Queensland, Australia.


LIST OF CONTENT


PART I - REDEFINING BIOCLIMATIC HOUSING

Chapter 1 Definitions, Concepts and Principles 21
Richard Hyde and Harald N. Røstvik

Chapter 2 Trends, Promotion and Performance 59
Peter Woods, Richard Hyde, Motoya Hayashi, Marcia Agostini Ribeiro, Francesca Sotogo, Valario Calderaro, Veronica Soebarto, Indrika Rajapaksha, Upendra Rajapaksha and Vahid Ghobadian

PART II – LOCATION, CLIMATE TYPES AND BUILDING RESPONSE

Chapter 3 The Mediterranean: A Cool Temperate Climate 117
Francesca Sartogo and Valerio Calderaro

Chapter 4 Adelaide: A Warm Continental Climate 149
Veronica Soebarto

Chapter 5 Tehran: A Hot Arid Climate 173
Valid Ghobadian, Neda Taghi and Mehrnoush Godsi

Chapter 6 Tokyo: A Warm Temperate Climate 195
Nobuyuki Sunaga, Motoya Hayashi, Ken-ichi Hasegawa and Tamaki Fukazawa

Chapter 7 Brisbane: A Subtropical Climate 229
Richard Hyde, Luke Watson, Katherine Khoo, Nardine Lester and Joel Kelder

Chapter 8 Kuala Lumpur: A Hot Humid Climate 269
Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad

PART III – PRINCIPLES, ELEMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Chapter 9 Design, Elements and Strategies 297
Nobuyuki Sunaga, Veronica Soebarto, Marcia Agostini Ribeiro,Richard Hyde, Floriberta Binarti, Lars Junghans,Valario Calderaro, Indrika Rajapaksha andUpendra Rajapaksha

Chapter 10 Green Technologies, Performance and Integration 367
Nathan Groenhout, Richard Hyde, Deo Prasad, Shailja Chandra, Yoshinori Saeki and Lim Chin Haw


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