Climate Skin

Description:

"The facade is the skin of the building. It is the interface between indoors and outdoors and has a key role to play in building design. The facade determines the appearance of the building and has considerable influence on room climate and energy demand." "Climate Skin is a practice-oriented design manual centred on attaining preliminary and detailed designs optimised in terms of energy and building climatology. The book takes the reader through all phases in the development of the facade and gives a comprehensive overview of the latest technologies and design tools."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Architectural design,  Architecture and climate,  Buildings,  Energy conservation,  Environmental engineering,  Exterior walls,  Facades,  Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building,  General,  Architecture / General,  Climate-technology,  Facade,  Glass,  Insulation,  Natural light,  Photovoltaics,  Ventilation,  Architecture,  Buildings, environmental engineering,  Buildings, energy conservation,  Architecture and energy conservation,  Buildings--environmental engineering,  Buildings--energy conservation,  Th2235 .h37 2008