Energy Manual

by Hegger, Manfred

• ISBN13: 9783764387648
• ISBN10: 3764387645
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-04
• Publisher: Birkhauser Architecture

Summary

While the efficiency and sustainability offensive is in full swing in most sectors of the economy, in the construction sector it is still in its very beginnings ' economically as well as ecologically. However, politicians and policymakers at the global, European, and national levels have begun to address this deficit and are seeking to correct it with legal requirements and laws like EnEV, building certifications, and competitions.Following the proven model of earlier manuals in the series, the Energy Manual presents a comprehensive look at the constructional parameters of energy efficiency and sustainability. It offers an advance look at the legal regulations being planned by the EU, and ' as a tool ready for immediate use by architects, engineers, and designers in their daily work ' it points the way toward the efficient and sustainable construction and operation of buildings.With its focus on the entire lifecycle of a building, it provides an integrated perspective ' a necessary prerequisite for sustainable economic management.

Table of Contents

Positions	p. 8
Global change	p. 10
Energy change	p. 14
Architecture and sustainability - a difficult relationship	p. 18
Doing things right - on efficiency and sustainability	p. 24
Solar Architecture	p. 28
Planning and building in life cycles	p. 32
Planning	p. 36
Fundamentals	p. 38
Urban space and infrastructure	p. 62
Building envelope	p. 82
Building services	p. 110
Materials	p. 146
Strategies	p. 176
Case studies	p. 198
Appendix	p. 258
Statutory instruments, directives, standards	p. 268
Bibliography	p. 269
Subject index	p. 276
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