Stay cool :: a design guide for the built environment in hot climates /

In hot dry or warm humid climates, more than half of the urban peak load of energy consumption is used to satisfy air-conditioning demands alone. Since the urbanization rate in developing countries is extreme, the pressure placed on energy resources to satisfy the future requirements of the built en...

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1. Verfasser: Koch-Nielsen, Holger
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London, UK : James & James, ©2002.
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Zusammenfassung:In hot dry or warm humid climates, more than half of the urban peak load of energy consumption is used to satisfy air-conditioning demands alone. Since the urbanization rate in developing countries is extreme, the pressure placed on energy resources to satisfy the future requirements of the built environment will be great, unless new, more cost-effective measures can be introduced. Stay Cool is an essential guide for planning and design using active design principles and passive means to satisfy human comfort requirements specifically in these climate zones, based on examples of traditional and.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.
ISBN:9781134276103
1134276109
9781315074429
1315074427

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