| | |  | Sustainable Housing | Home » » Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | One of the leading references on the design of a building's environmental controls has just gotten better. For years, Heating, Cooling, Lighting has supplied architects and students with the strategies needed for initial design decisions for building systems. The book looks at how to design the form of the building itself to take advantage of natural heating, cooling, and lighting and how to best utilize active mechanical equipment to satisfy the needs not provided by nature. This new edition has been expanded and updated to reflect the latest codes, standards, and energy-efficiency rating systems. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Norbert Lechner | | Hardcover:
| 720 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| November 24, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0470048093 | | Product Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 The best book about sustainable design methods for architectsApr 25, 2009
By Luciano Dutra
"Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects" is a book that I know since the second edition. I've used this book extensively as resource in my lectures for architectural students. It can be very helpful for architects both in practice and in academic research. The book is well illustrated, the writing is straightforward and, at the same time, comprehensive and thoughtful. It embraces roughly everything you want and must know for doing bioclimatic and sustainable design. The case studies and appendices are also helpful and the latter includes some useful tools for architects, such as the angle-finder (for estimating the height of trees) and the heliodon (an apparatus for sun/shadow analysis). If for any reason you have to choose only one book about sustainable and bioclimatic architectural design to buy, no doubt that this is the one you are looking for.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A Great Understanding for the Future of Architectural DesignJun 17, 2010
By Alex Corbett
Being an architecture student, I understand the future of architecture is held in sustainable design. I found this textbook to be an extremely reliable source for my Environmental Systems class. When designing, we now put a greater emphasis on sustainable techniques and how future generations are effected by how we design today. Lechner describes a wide variety of methods that can be used in modern architectural design. The textbook covers everything from basic sunlight integration to complex ventilation strategies. He develops these ideas based off precedent studies and historical influence. He goes into great detail when describing how and why past and future methods can be effective. A nice thing that Lechner does is he describes the pros and cons to many sustainable techniques. It's really nice to see what has worked, and what hasn't. He also summarizes each chapter, allowing the reader to pick up on the most essential ideas. Visual diagrams and images also assist the reader in understanding key components. All of the information presented is well thought out and executed to get the important concepts exposed. It's filled with relatively simple yet effective information anyone can understand. I would absolutely recommend this textbook to anyone, especially if they are looking to grasp a firm understanding of sustainable design strategies.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Into book for ArchitectsMar 07, 2010
By B. Holsinger
"bholsinger"
I purchased this book for a course I'm taking on Environmental Design. The course is required for my Master's of Architecture (first professional) program. The book is very comprehensive and provides a great amount of information that can IMMEDIATELY start influencing your designs and make them more sustainable. Great book!
Awesome bookJan 18, 2012
By Ayman
A great book for anyone interested in sustainable design. It explains every issue in great detail, and with ease. I totally recommend it. And it is also helpful if planing to take the licensing exams!
A good book ..Jan 12, 2012
By Jaime
I just wanna say that this book is as good as i wanted ... i recommend the book, and of course the amazon service ..
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