Environmental Issues for Architecture

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JUST RELEASED - MARCH 2011

A comprehensive introduction to environmental controls for architectural design

With concerns for sustainability rapidly changing the technological playing field, the romanticized depiction of architects as solitary artists confined to their drafting tables is becoming a thing of the past. More than ever, today's architects must assume a leadership role in collaborative design that involves many professional interactions. This requires that architects have an all-inclusive understanding of the environmental concerns influencing their designs.

Comprehensive and broad in scope, this designer-friendly guide delivers solid fundamentals from a historical perspective, covering environmental design topics that range from lighting, acoustics, thermal control, and plumbing to fire protection egress, elevators, and escalators. It shows how the interconnection between science and aesthetics holds the key to creating buildings that are structurally enduring and socially responsible. This book:

•Gives an understanding of the principles of various environmental issues without getting bogged down in engineering specifics
•Is illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings
•Includes a companion Web site with PowerPoint presentations
•Enables designers to communicate and coordinate effectively with specialists in HVAC, electrical systems, lighting, plumbing, and acoustics

Environmental Issues for Architecture provides architecture and interior design students with the larger picture without overwhelming them with details. Exploring subjects that are not emphasized in traditional classrooms, this timely book shows how architects and designers can successfully transform their ideas in ways that allow them to expand their professional services and play a more important role in the building process.

Hardcover
608 pages
March 2011

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PREFACE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION. ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS. THE INTENTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. REFERENCES. Chapter 2 LUMINAIRES. VISUAL PHENOMENA. Basic Principles OF LIGHTING. Purpose of Architectural Lighting. INTENTIONS OF LIGHTNG DESIGN. PHYSICAL Nature of Light. LIGHT SOURCES. BASIC SOURCES OF INTERIOR LIGHTING. LUMINAIRES. ILLUMINATION. REFERENCES. Chapter 3 LIGHTING CALCULATION PROCEDURES. POINT-TO-POINT CALCULATIONS. ZONAL CAVITY CALCULATIONS. WALL AND CEILING BRIGHTNESS. LIGHTING CALCULATIONS EXAMPLES. REFERENCES. Chapter 4 DESIGN INTENTIONS FOR DAY LIGHTING. DAYLIGHT CALCULATIONS. DAYLIGHTING DIAGRAMS. REFERENCES. Chapter 5 INTRODUCTION. PHYSICS OF SOUND. ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS. SOUND DISTRIBUTION. SOUND ISOLATION. REFERENCES. Chapter 6 THEORY OF HEAT: AN HISTORIC REVIEW. PSYCHROMETRIC CHART. THERMAL TRANSFER. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT. CLIMATE. REFERENCES. Chapter 7 THERMAL CALCULATIONS. CODE COMPLIANCE. ANNUAL HEATING DEMAND. HEAT GAIN. EXAMPLE PROBLEMS. HEAT LOSS/HEAT GAIN CALCULATIONS EXAMPLE 1. REFERENCES. Chapter 8 INTRODUCTION. HISTORY OF HEATING. CENTRAL HEATING. HISTORY OF COOLING. REFERENCES. Chapter 9 ARCHITECTURAL VS. MECHANICAL CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ECS ZONING. THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. REFERENCES. Chapter 10 CATEGORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. HEAT GENERATION PROCESS. REFRIGERATION PROCESS. PSYCHROMETRICS. HYDRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. HYDRONIC TRANFER UNITS. AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. AIR SYSTEM SUB-ZONE CONTROL. OVERALL SYSTEM SIZING AND SELECTION. PASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEM. REFERENCES. Chapter 11 INTRODUCTION. WATER SUPPLY. RAINWATER CONTROL. WATER SUPPLY. WATER REMOVAL. WATER DRAINAGE. SEWAGE TREATMENT. REFERENCES. Chapter 12 INTRODUCTION. BASIC PRINCIPLES. SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION. BUILDING DISTRIBUTION. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS. CALCULATION EXERCISES: RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. REFERENCES. Chapter 13 FIRE SAFETY EGRESS. STAIRS. FIRE EGRESS. FIRE CONTROL - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION. REFERENCES. Chapter 14 ELEVATORS. ELEVATOR SYSTEM DESIGN. ELEVATORING. ESCALATORS. MOVING WALKWAYS. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Index.