Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition
- Book Review,
by G. Z. Brown, Mark DeKay
From Book News, Inc.
Architects Brown (U. of Oregon) and DeKay (Washington U., St. Louis) help architects who are not energy experts understand the energy consequences of their most basic design decisions, and provide them information so that they can use energy issues to generate form rather than simply as limits that must be accommodated. The volume is 11 deep. The first edition was published in 1986.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Review
"No architect should neglect to follow the advice that it gives." (Center for Education in the Built Environment, August 2002)
Review
"No architect should neglect to follow the advice that it gives." (Center for Education in the Built Environment, August 2002)
Book Description
Architecture/Environment
How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources
Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also:
* Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research
* Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales:
* building groups, individual buildings, and building parts
* Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools
* Features:
* 109 analysis techniques and design strategies
* More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables
* Both inch-pound and metric units
Book Info
Text developed for rapid use during schematic design, applying the latest passive energy and lighting design research. Uses examples and practical design tools that give life to design strategies, and features more than 750 sizing graphs and illustrations. Softcover. DLC: Architecture and energy conservation.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
A text for architectural design studio courses, geared to inspire design ideas and to help students understand the energy consequence of design decisions. Concentrates on the analysis of sun, wind, and light resources of a particular site and climate. Also offers design strategies organized by building groups, buildings and building parts, and provides strategies for supplementing passive systems. Includes over 200 beautifully rendered architectural illustrations.
Back Cover Copy
Architecture/Environment How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also: Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: building groups, individual buildings, and building parts Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools Features: 109 analysis techniques and design strategies More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables Both inch-pound and metric units
About the Author
G. Z. Brown is a registered architect and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon. He is the coauthor of Inside Out: Design Procedures for Passive Environmental Technologies and the design software Energy Scheming. Mark DeKay is a registered architect and assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a 2000 Fulbright Fellow to India, and his Ecological Design Resources Web site can be found at: http://ecodesign.arch.wustl.edu
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