Heating, Cooling, Lighting – Sustainable Design Ategies Towards Net Zero Architecture

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.  

Foreword to The Fifth Edition xiii
Edward Mazria

Foreword to The First Edition xv
James Marston Fitch

Preface xvii

Acknowledgements xix

Part I Fundamentals 1

1 Background: Architecture In A Warming World 3

1.1 Introduction 4

1.2 Indigenous and Vernacular Architecture 5

1.3 Formal Architecture 6

1.4 Architecture and Energy 8

1.5 The Architectural Approach to Low-Energy Design 11

1.6 Climate and Architecture 14

1.7 Dynamic Versus Static Buildings 15

1.8 Form, Color and Ornamentation 15

1.9 Biophilic Design 18

1.10 Resilient Design 18

1.11 Sustainability Codes and Voluntary Programs 20

1.12 The Moral Imperative 20

1.13 Conclusion 21

Executive Summary 21

Resources 22

2 Climate Change: The Key Sustainability Issue 23

2.1 Easter Island: Learning From the Past 24

2.2 Sustainable Design and Climate Change 24

2.3 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Regenerate by Design 25

2.4 The Sustainability Movement 27

2.5 The Basic Causes of Environmental Problems 28

2.6 Growth 31

2.7 Exponential Growth 31

2.8 The Amoeba Analogy 32

2.9 Supply Versus Efficiency 33

2.10 Sustainable-Design Issues 33

2.11 Embodied Energy 34

2.12 Climate Change 35

2.13 The Ozone Hole 37

2.14 Efficiency Versus Renewable Energy 37

2.15 Energy Sources 37

2.16 Energy Use in Ancient Greece 38

2.17 Nonrenewable Fossil Energy Sources 39

2.18 Nuclear Energy 40

2.19 Renewable Energy Sources 41

2.20 Conclusion 48

Executive Summary 49

Resources 50

3 Basic Principles: The Physics Of Heat Flow For Heating And Cooling Buildings 51

3.1 Introduction 52

3.2 Heat 52

3.3 Sensible Heat 52

3.4 Latent Heat 53

3.5 Evaporative Cooling 53

3.6 Convection 54

3.7 Transport 54

3.8 Energy-Transfer Mediums 55

3.9 Radiation 55

3.10 Greenhouse Effect 57

3.11 Equilibrium Temperature of a Surface 58

3.12 Mean Radiant Temperature 59

3.13 Heat Flow 59

3.14 Heat Sink 60

3.15 Heat Capacity 60

3.16 Thermal Resistance 60

3.17 Heat-Flow Coefficient 61

3.18 Time Lag 61

3.19 Insulating Effect of Mass 62

3.20 Energy Conversion 63

3.21 Combined Heat and Power 63

3.22 Off-Site