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This book outlines the imperative for moving towards a new generation of buildings run largely on natural energy. The chapters were originally published in
Architectural Science Review.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Running buildings on natural energy: design thinking for a different future
Sue Roaf and Fergus Nicol 2. Adaptive heating, ventilation and solar shading for dwellings
E. E. Alders 3. Thermal comfort and indoor air quality in super-insulated housing with natural and decentralized ventilation systems in the south of the UK
Paola Sassi 4. Estimating overheating in European dwellings
Luisa Brotas and Fergus Nicol 5. Experimental validation of simulation and measurement-based overheating assessment approaches for residential buildings
Raimo Simson, Jarek Kurnitski and Kalle Kuusk 6. Performance of naturally ventilated buildings in a warm-humid climate: a case study of Golconde Dormitories, South India
Mona Doctor-Pingel, Hugo Lavocat and Nehaa Bhavaraju 7. The scope of inducing natural air supply via the façade
Peter J. W. van den Engel and Stanley R. Kurvers 8. The importance of air movement in warmer temperatures: a novel SET* house case study
John J. Shiel, Richard Aynsley, Behdad Moghtaderi and Adrian Page 9. Saving energy with a better indoor environment
Gary J. Raw, Clare Littleford and Liz Clery 10. Ventilation strategies for a warming world
Richard Aynsley and John J. Shiel
About the author
Sue Roaf (B.A.Hons, A.A. Dipl., PhD, ARB, FRIAS) is Emeritus Professor at Heriot Watt University, UK, and sits on the Architects Registration Board. An award winning architect, teacher, author and activist she has written and edited 20 books ice-houses, energy efficiency, ecohouse, solar and sustainable design, thermal comfort and climate change adaptation.
Fergus Nicol is a Professor at London Metropolitan and Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is internationally known for his 'Adaptive' thermal comfort research which has informed National, European and International comfort standards. He teaches, and publishes, widely and his current work on overheating is internationally influential. He convenes the NCEUB network (www.nceub.org) on comfort.
Summary
This book outlines the imperative for moving towards a new generation of buildings run largely on natural energy. The chapters were originally published in Architectural Science Review.
