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TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Heating, Cooling, and Lighting as Form-zGivers in Architecture. 2. Sustainable Design. 3. Basic Principles. 4. Thermal, Comfort. 5. Climate. 6. Solar Geometry. 7. Passive Solar. 8. Photovoltaics and Active Solar. 9. Shading. 10. Passive Cooling. 11. Site Design and Community Planning. 12. Lighting. 13. Daylighting. 14. Electric Lightning. 15. The Thermal Envelope: Keeping Warm and Staying Cool. 16. Mechanical Equity for Heating and Cooling. 17. Case Studies. Appendix A. Horizontal Sunpath Diagrams. Appendix B. Vertical Sunpath Diagrams. Appendix C. Solar Altitude and Azimuth Angles. Appendix D. Methods for Estimating the Height of Trees, Buildings, Etc. Appendix E. Sundials. Appendix F. Sunpath Models. Appendix H. Site Evaluation Tools. Appendic I. Educational Opportunities in Energy Conscious Design. Appendix J. The Water Table for Ventilation Studies Appendix K. Resources (Books, Journals, Videos, and Organizations). Appendix L Tables of R-Values Appendix M Conversion Factors Between I-P and SI Bibliography. Index.
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Heating.
Air conditioning.
Lighting.