Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for ArchitectsUsing a qualitative rather than a quantitative approach, presents detailed information based on concepts, rules, guidelines, intuition, and experience for architects in the areas of heating, cooling, and lighting at the schematic design stage. The data explored supports a three-tiered approach--load avoidance, using natural energy sources, and mechanical equipment. Among the topics covered are shading, thermal envelope, passive heating and cooling, electric lighting, and HVAC. Case studies illustrate how certain buildings use techniques at all three tiers for heating, cooling, and lighting. An appendix lists some of the more appropriate computer programs available to the architect for analysis at the schematic design stage. |
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... SUNSPACES A sunspace is a room designed to col- lect heat for the main part of a build- ing as well as to serve as a secondary living area . This concept is derived from the " conservatories " popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth ...
... SUNSPACES A sunspace is a room designed to col- lect heat for the main part of a build- ing as well as to serve as a secondary living area . This concept is derived from the " conservatories " popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth ...
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... sun- space from freezing . 6.13 BALCOMB HOUSE One of the best known sunspace houses ( Fig . 6.13a ) belongs to J. Douglas Balcomb , a foremost re- searcher in passive solar systems . Be- cause it is located in historic Santa Fe , NM ...
... sun- space from freezing . 6.13 BALCOMB HOUSE One of the best known sunspace houses ( Fig . 6.13a ) belongs to J. Douglas Balcomb , a foremost re- searcher in passive solar systems . Be- cause it is located in historic Santa Fe , NM ...
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... sunspace is to be used . Since sunspaces are often sized on other than thermal consider- ations , the total glazing area may end up much larger than suggested in Ta- ble 6.A This is acceptable because overheating of sunspaces will ...
... sunspace is to be used . Since sunspaces are often sized on other than thermal consider- ations , the total glazing area may end up much larger than suggested in Ta- ble 6.A This is acceptable because overheating of sunspaces will ...
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active solar AIR CONDITIONING air flow air spaces angle Architect atrium block building ceiling Chapter clerestory coil cold collector color convection Courtesy create daylight diffuse direct gain direct glare direct sunlight ducts Earth Sheltered effect efficiency electric ergy evaporative cooling fans FIGURE floor footcandles ft² glass glazing heat gain heat loss heat pump heat sink illumination indoor insulation interior JUNE JULY AUG lamps latitude Le Corbusier Light shelf light source louvers movable natural ventilation night outdoor air overheated period passive solar R-value reduce reflectors refrigeration roof shade line shading devices shown in Fig skylights slope solar access solar energy solar heating solar radiation stack effect strategies summer sun machine sun path sunspace supply surface Table temperature thermal comfort thermal mass thermal storage wall tion trees unit veiling reflections vent visual winter sun