| View Larger Image | Climate Responsive Design: A Study of Buildings in Moderate and Hot Humid Climates | Paperbackby Richard Hyde (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Spon Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 256 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 08, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 701,198st |
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Product Description
The increasing interst in effective energy use in buildings and of the effectof this on human health, has generated the need to consider more carefully designing buildings with climate in mind. This book provides a unique source for those requiring guidance on climatic design. Covering theory and application, it provides examples of innovative and best practice in 'responsive architecture' through case studies. The book also covers the broader topic of technology as a generator in design which will be of interest to all those involved in design and building. The book focuses on tropical climate but some of the theory can be applied to other climates; the difference in application is clearly delineated. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Wonderful Useful Information! by CRC (Richardson, Texas USA)  5 Stars
January 03, 2002
What a relief it was to find this book!After ordering and returning 'Architectural Design for Tropical Regions' by Cleveland Salmon (avoid Salmon's book, unless you don't already know that "the sun can be very bright when the sky is clear and the sunlight is intense"!), this book came to my rescue.Packed with detailed information and design strategies, along with good illustrations, this book is well suited to architects or well-educated laymen (it is NOT written at a grade school level). I was at first hesitant to order this book, as little information was provided by Amazon. After reading it cover to cover more than once, I'm happy to recommend CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN as one of my two best books for hot humid building design. (The other favorite is COURTYARDS: Aesthetic, Social & Thermal Delight. Not just a "pretty picture book," Courtyards contains lots of highly useful information (charts, graphs, formulas) as well as wonderful color & B&W photos, plus line drawings.)Climate Responsive Design has provided a wealth of solid, useful, pertinent information while working on projects for the Yucatan, where the climate ranges from hot humid in the summer/rainy months, to warm humid in winter/'dry' months, to WHEW in April & May (hot hot hot & maybe humid or not).
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| Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight
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