Energy in architecture : the European passive solar handbook
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Energy in architecture : the European passive solar handbook
（EUR, 13446）
the Commission of the European Communities, 1992
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European passive solar handbook
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Previous ed.: published as The European passive solar handbook, edited by Patrick Achard & Renaud Giquel. 1986
"This publication has been prepared in the Third Solar R+D Programme of the Commission of the European Communities Derectorate-General XII for Science, Research and Development..., University College Dublin" -- T.p. verso
Includes index
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Description
A detailed design guide to energy-efficient, passive solar architecture, drawing together essential information from leading European practitioners and world experts. The book includes arguments for energy conservation in Europe and a review of CEC solar programmes. The first section of the book concentrates on the environment, providing an analysis of European climates, with examples of typical architectural responses, both traditional and modern. A topographical analysis of a range of locations including coastal, plain and woodland locations, illustrating different architectural choices in a representative range. The second section looks at buildings examining such issues as passive solar heating strategies, daylighting control systems and evaluation methods.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 the environment and the location: climate - analysis of European climates
- the following topics are included as environmental phenomena with examples of typical architectural responses, both traditional and modern - temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, radiation, daylight
- examples of potential solar gain, and heating and cooling needs for a range of climatic regions
- topographical analysis of a range of locations (coastal, plain, woodlands etc) showing examples of typical architectural responses in a representative range of European climatic regions. Part 2 The building: thermal comfort
- passive solar heating strategies
- passive cooling
- daylighting control systems
- evaluation method/tools
- atria.
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