Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

By: William W. Braham and Daniel Willis

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Synopsis: Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should more energy-efficient buildings look different? Can that "look" be used to explain or enhance their performance? Architecture and Energy provides architects and architectural theorists with more durable arguments for environmental design decisions, arguments addressing three different scales or aspects of contemporary construction. By drawing together essays from the leading experts in the field, this book engages with crucial issues in sustainable design, such as: The larger role of energy in forming the cultural and economic systems in which architecture is conceived, constructed, and evaluated The different measures and meanings of energy "performance" and how those measures are realized in buildings The specific ways in which energy use translates into the visible aspects of architectural style. Drawing on research from the UK, US, Europe, and Asia the book outlines the problems surrounding energy and architecture and provides the reader with a considered overview of this important topic.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781135953737
Related ISBNs:: 9780203630105, 9780415639309, 9780415639309, 9780415639293, 9780415639293
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/16/20
Copyrighted By:: William W. Braham, Daniel Willis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Education, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: William W. Braham
Edited by:: Daniel Willis