Passive Solar Architecture: Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Daylighting and More Using Natural Flows (Energy Pocket Reference Ser.)

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Synopsis
New buildings can be designed to be solar oriented, naturally heated and cooled, naturally lit and ventilated, and made with renewable, sustainable materials—no matter the location or climate. In this comprehensive overview of passive solar design, two of America’s solar pioneers give homeowners, architects, designers, and builders the keys to successfully harnessing the sun and maximizing climate resources for heating, cooling, ventilation, and daylighting. Bainbridge and Haggard draw upon examples from their own experiences, as well as those of others, of more than three decades to offer both overarching principles as well as the details and formulas needed to successfully design a more comfortable, healthy, and secure place in which to live, laugh, dance, and be comfortable. Even if the power goes off. Passive Solar Architecture also discusses “greener” and more-sustainable building materials and how to use them, and explores the historical roots of green design that have made possible buildings that produce more energy and other resources than they use.
Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781603584203
Related ISBNs:
9781603582964
Publisher:
Chelsea Green Publishing
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Copyrighted By:
David Bainbridge, Ken Haggard
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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