Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture

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The essential guide to environmental control systems in building design For over 25 years Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture has provided architects and design professionals the knowledge and tools required to design a sustainable built environment at the schematic design stage. This Fifth Edition offers cutting-edge research in the field of sustainable architecture and design and has been completely restructured based on net zero design strategies. Reflecting the latest developments in codes, standards, and rating systems for energy efficiency, Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture includes three new chapters: Retrofits: Best practices for efficient energy optimization in existing buildings Integrated Design: Strategies for synergizing passive and active design Design Tools: How to utilize the best tools to benchmark a building's sustainability and net zero potential Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture is a go-to resource for practicing professionals and students in the fields of environmental systems technology or design, environmental design systems, construction technology, and sustainability technology. Review: Excelente livro. - Excelente livro. Muito atual e completo. Alto nível. Review: 待望の改訂 - SDGsの時代に対応し、建築・都市の持続可能性への言及が増えており、改訂版の出版を待った甲斐があった。図版イラストは相変わらず入念で、カラーの頁も美しい。ただし装丁が雑で、裏表紙がほとんど落丁に近い状態であった。書籍なるモノとしての検品に不満が残る。