Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156898880X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An important and pathbreaking book" according to Robert H. Knapp. This is an important book. which opens a path for some major rethinking of energy and comfort in buildings, and for significant new architecture. And it does so with striking visual presentation and telling metaphors. The standard paradigm for thermal comfort in a building--heating, cooling and circulating air--has been largely unquestioned for two generations or more. Kiel Moe shows the potential for a strikingly different approach, thermally active surfaces, based on recent pathbreaking European engineering (but also. College-level architecture students must have this specific, in-depth reference! Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture offers ten modern case studies, including projects around the world by major world architects, and discusses sustainability in building. Based on a groundbreaking new study by 2009 Rome Prize-winning architect Kiel Moe, it argues that water is far better at channeling energy - and that heating and cooling systems separated from ventilation lend to the entire structure becoming the primary thermal system. College-level architecture students must have this specific, in-depth refe. Happy Guy Bought this for my son-in-law and he was very happy with it
"The quality of this book is equal to any higher education text book on architecture, structural design, interior design and HVAC engineering with outstanding easy to understand graphics. We especially appreciate the inclusion of design details from numerous TABS projects from around the world. A must have for the student or design professional." --Journal of Indoor Environmental Quality, April 19, 2010
Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture, the groundbreaking new study by 2009 Rome Prize-winning architect Kiel Moe, argues that water, with its higher density, is far better at capturing and channeling energy than air. The first and only book of its kind, Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture details ten contemporary case studies, from some of today's most innovative architects.. By separating the heating and cooling of a building from its ventilation, the building's structure itself becomes the primary thermal system. In the architecture profession's ongoing quest for sustainability, it is often the most fundamental practices that require rethinking. This transformation of energy and building practices triggers a cascading set of possibilities for a building's health, structure, and durability