Buch, Englisch, GB, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 297 mm
Buch, Englisch, GB, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 297 mm
ISBN: 978-3-930698-83-7
Verlag: Edition Axel Menges
When looking for appropriate building solutions in tropical and subtropical
regions, the chief aims are saving energy and reducing pollutant
emissions as much as possible. Natural ventilation, passive
and active use of solar energy, the use of rainwater and the energy
potential of the soil are the key issues here. Traditional urban and
building structures, described in an exemplary way by local architects
for a wide variety of locations, provide a stimulus for thinking
about the many positive elements already developed by master
builders of the past, alongside all the technical possibilities that exist
today.
Natural ventilation of a building is made possible by its particular
urban location, but also by the structure of the building itself as a
result of internal thermal circulation and wind-induced pressures.
Extensive planting, including planting within the building, further
helps to improve the quality of urban spaces and structures.
In addition, the outer skin of a building is a key element in dealing
with the requirements described here. For this reason, the
façade systems including the glazing and the shading elements are
considered in detail. The use of photothermic and photoelectric
solar technologies is also examined extensively, along with the use
of the energy potential of the soil, which to date has still not been
taken into account in many regions of the world.
Important examples of realized objects show the interplay between
the use of natural resources and the building technology
that has been added on.
Dirk U. Hindrichs and his company Schüco International, working
with chief technologist Winfried Heusler, have consistently
shown the way forward for energy-optimized building envelopes
since the mid-1990s. Schüco transforms buildings from energy
consumers into energy generators by combining measures to save
energy and harness solar power. The central concern here is the
reduction of CO2 pollution. Klaus Klaus Daniels was professor at
the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich until he retired.
The experience he accumulated in almost 40 years of work
as a consulting engineer in the fields of aerophysics, building
climatization and technology has been set down in numerous
books.
