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Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition
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About Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design
Review Books about sustainability come in different shapes and sizes: some theoretical, some practical, some a pleasure to look at, some just factual. This one is an intriguing mix of all these... --Architectural Review (UK) Adam Voelker a comprehensive document and despite much further reading I have yet to find a strategy elsewhere not mentioned in this book. --Amazon UK Charged to select three books for people interested in teaching themselves ... architecture, ... I would choose Sun, Wind & Light to teach the processes architects should use. ...an inspirational book. --SBSE News This book is an obvious choice as a textbook on climate-responsive design, but it should also serve as a valuable reference for anyone designing buildings with climate in mind. --Environmental Building News Great book to study for sustainable architecture. Gives details on how to design for particular climates and regions. Filled with helpful charts and graphs to decipher for seasons and times of the day according to each climate. --Alibris Product Description Architecture/Environment. How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. IMPORTANT NOTE: Used versions do not include access to the Electronic 2nd volume or the compoanaion web site. For that you have to contact Wiley directly. New versions DO have an access code. Online versions inlcude both volumes. SWL also: * Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research * Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: * building groups, individual buildings, and building parts * Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools * Features: * 109 analysis techniques and design strategies * More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables * Both inch-pound and metric units From the Author NOTE! The new 3rd edition printed book inlcudes a code in the back to access the SWL Companion Website hosted by Wiley. There you can download the second volume, which is electornic only. It also give access to lots of cliamte data and other useful materials to support climatic design. IF YOU BUY A USED COPY, the code does not work a second time. Unfortunately, you have to contact Wiley to get access for a $15 fee. From the Back Cover Architecture/Sustainability & Green Design Design net-zero energy buildings that heat and power with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky.The updated sustainable design classic * Doubled content * Focused on designing for Architecture 2030 carbon-neutral performance targets * Tools to connect related strategies Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. Part I-VII: 400-page printed book (free download)* Multiple aids for navigation * A new knowledge structure for net-zero design * 7 synergies and 9 strategy bundles * 6 high-performance building assessment methods* Condensed versions of favorite strategies and toolsPart VIII-IX: 450 Page electronic book* Searchable PDF documents* Over 100 preliminary design strategies* 29 design analysis techniquesDigital Extras (free download)* The SWL Tools spreadsheet for net-zero design (62 pages)* Climate Calendars data spreadsheets for U.S. climates (28 cities)* 700 pages of Climatic Context reports for U.S. climate regions About the Author Mark DeKay is a registered architect and Professor of architecture at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He is a Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Specialist and author of Integral Sustainable Design: Transformative Perspectives. With his wife Susanne, he lectures on climate change and leads workshops internationally for research teams employing the Integra
