Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and Engineers

by Thomas; Randall

• ISBN13: 9780415363334
• ISBN10: 0415363330
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-13
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UKs leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings. The principles of their approach, which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture and engineering, are clearly presented here. This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines. The book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and buildings form. Natural ventilation systems, high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy sources are covered. State-of-the-art buildings of exceptional quality are incorporated throughout the text and illustrate the authors belief that environmentally responsible architecture can be visually exciting. The book concludes with a selection of detailed casestudies of award-winning projects including Beaufort Court, Kings Langley.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
Edward Cullinan
Preface	xi
Max Fordham
Apologies and acknowledgments	xiii
Units and abbreviations	xv
Part One	1	(154)
Strategies	3	(4)
Max Fordham
Comfort, health and environmental physics	7	(22)
Bill Watts
Buildings and energy balances	29	(8)
Bill Watts
Randall Thomas
Building planning and design	37	(17)
Randall Thomas
Site planning	54	(13)
Randall Thomas
Materials and construction	67	(14)
Randall Thomas
Energy sources	81	(15)
Ramiro Godoy
Lighting	96	(14)
Randall Thomas
Engineering thermal comfort	110	(35)
Randall Thomas
Water, waste disposal and appliances	145	(10)
Mike Entwisle
Randall Thomas
Adam Ritchie
Summary	153	(2)
Randall Thomas
Part Two	155	(84)
RMC International Headquarters	157	(8)
Bart Stevens
Queens Building, De Montfort University	165	(18)
Edith Blennerhassett
The Charles Cryer Studio Theatre	183	(7)
Colin Hamilton
The Environmental Building, Building Research Establishment	190	(21)
Randall Thomas
Bart Stevens
The Millennium Centre, Dagenham	211	(6)
Randall Thomas
The Bedales Theatre	217	(5)
Randall Thomas
Beaufort Court	222	(9)
Tamsin Tweddell
Heelis, Central Office for the National Trust	231	(8)
Guy Nevill
Appendices	239	(23)
A. Environmental data and the psychrometric chart	241	(8)
Randall Thomas
B. Calculation Procedures	249	(4)
Randall Thomas
C. Acoustics	253	(2)
Randall Thomas
Anthony Chilton
D. Photovoltaics	255	(7)
Randall Thomas
Lorna Markham
Illustration acknowledgements	262	(3)
Index	265