Energy manual : sustainable architecture / Hegger [and others].

Preface; Part A Positions; 1 Global change; 2 Energy change; 3 Architecture and sustainability -a difficult relationship; 4 Doing things right -- on efficiency and sustainability; 5 Solar Architecture; 6 Planning and building in life cycles; Part B Planning; 1 Fundamentals; Global boundary conditions; Energy; Climate and comfort; 2 Urban space and infrastructure; Land use; Planning to suit the location; Infrastructure and technical services; 3 Building envelope; Maintaining and gaining heat; Avoiding overheating; Decentralised ventilation; Using the daylight; Generating electricity.

4 Building servicesSustainable building services; Heating; Cooling; Mechanical ventilation; Optimising the artificial lighting; Generating electricity; 5 Materials; Heat flow; Embodied energy; Materials in the life cycle; 6 Strategies; Energy concepts; Politics, legislation, statutory instruments; Planning process; Sustainable architecture; Diagnosis system for sustainable building quality (DSQ); Part C Case studies; Project examples 1 to 20; Part D Appendix; Parameters; Climate data; LCA data; Statutory instruments, directives, standards; Bibliography; Picture credits; Subject index.

An indispensable planning aid for energy-efficient and sustainable construction; following the proven model of earlier manuals in the series.

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