E-Book, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Web PDF
Konya Design Primer for Hot Climates
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4108-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4108-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Design Primer for Hot Climates offers a discussion of architecture and planning for hot climates. The hot tropical and sub-tropical regions contain most of the world's population and, it is here that the majority of new buildings will be built. For this reason this book concentrates on these regions but serves only as a broad outline of the climatic, environmental, and technological conditions. The book begins with a discussion of climatic elements, climatic zones, and comfort. This is followed by separate chapters on climatic design; regional hazards (e.g., condensation, lightning, storms, earthquakes, etc.) that must be considered during the design stage; and factors such as site accessibility, materials selection, water and labor supply, and building regulations and standards. This book is meant not only for designers from temperate climatic areas but also for those who live in these regions, in the hope that they will be stimulated to re-examine conditions which may have become over-familiar to them.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Design Primer for Hot Climates;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Introduction;8
6;Chapter 1. Climate; zones and comfort;10
6.1;Introduction;10
6.2;Climatic elements;10
6.3;Climatic zones;19
6.4;Comfort;27
6.5;Comfort zone;28
6.6;Climate and comfort:design aids;29
6.7;Local environment;30
7;Chapter 2. Design and climate;34
7.1;Site climate;34
7.2;Orientation;38
7.3;Form;39
7.4;Structure;41
7.5;Shade;45
7.6;Glare and daylight;51
7.7;Ventilation;53
7.8;Aids for cooling;57
8;Chapter 3. Regional hazards;64
8.1;Introduction;64
8.2;Condensation;64
8.3;Hail;65
8.4;Lightning;65
8.5;Insects;69
8.6;Termites;70
8.7;Sand and dust;73
8.8;Tropical storms;74
8.9;Grade and velocity;75
8.10;Earthquakes;78
8.11;Table showing effect on buildings based on above classification;80
8.12;Disaster prevention;83
9;Chapter 4. Technology;88
9.1;Site;88
9.2;Materials;90
9.3;Structure;97
9.4;Underground buildings;100
9.5;Solar energy;102
9.6;Water;106
9.7;Labour;109
9.8;Building regulations and standards;110
10;Appendix 1: Heat transfer„some basic calculations;111
11;Appendix 2: Building research centres;114
12;Appendix 3: Plants for arid zones;115
13;Bibliography;122
14;Acknowledgements;129
15;Index;130
