Dettagli del libro
Formato
Brossura
Pagine
208
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
Aug 16, 1995
Editore
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN-10
0471056677
ISBN-13
9780471056676
Descrizione
Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency
Microclimatic Landscape Design shows designers how to work withnature to create climatically pleasant spaces for human activities.With remarkable clarity, it covers both the scientific backgroundand the design techniques needed for shaping spaces that increasecomfort and reduce energy consumption. This comprehensive,environmentally-sensitive
* Presents the basic principles of microclimatology and explainshow objects in the landscape affect climate to create microclimates
* Describes methods for modifying the key variables in amicroclimate, including radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, andprecipitation
* Shows how to create successful, comfortable spaces under a widevariety of climatic conditions
* Explains energy budgets and the effects of landscape on energyuse in buildings
* Includes useful formulas for determining human thermal comfort,estimating solar radiation absorbed by a person, and estimatingwind in a given landscape
For landscape architects, architects, contractors, and planners,Microclimatic Landscape Design is a concise, practical, andindispensable guide to improving the comfort of outdoor spaces andreducing the heating or cooling loads on buildings.
Microclimatic Landscape Design shows designers how to work withnature to create climatically pleasant spaces for human activities.With remarkable clarity, it covers both the scientific backgroundand the design techniques needed for shaping spaces that increasecomfort and reduce energy consumption. This comprehensive,environmentally-sensitive
* Presents the basic principles of microclimatology and explainshow objects in the landscape affect climate to create microclimates
* Describes methods for modifying the key variables in amicroclimate, including radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, andprecipitation
* Shows how to create successful, comfortable spaces under a widevariety of climatic conditions
* Explains energy budgets and the effects of landscape on energyuse in buildings
* Includes useful formulas for determining human thermal comfort,estimating solar radiation absorbed by a person, and estimatingwind in a given landscape
For landscape architects, architects, contractors, and planners,Microclimatic Landscape Design is a concise, practical, andindispensable guide to improving the comfort of outdoor spaces andreducing the heating or cooling loads on buildings.