Roof Cooling Techniques A Design Handbook

Zusatztext 'Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook will be of great importance to architects. Written by three experts! the book will enable architects to make concise quantitative comparisons of the extents to which house roofs of various types will contribute to keeping houses cool in summer.'Solar Today Informationen zum Autor Simos Yannas is Director of Environment and Energy Studies, Architectural Association, London, UK. In 2001, he was awarded the PLEA Lifetime Achievement Award. Evyatar Erell works at the Desert Architecture Unit at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Jose Luis Molina works at the Department of Thermal Energy Engineering at the University of Seville, Spain Zusammenfassung Natural heating and cooling of buildings helps to improve energy efficiency in the built environment. This book considers the principles of roof design and specific systems and cooling techniques. It explains the fundamental principles of roof cooling and describes the relevant components, built precedents, and key design considerations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction * Part I: Principles * Environmental Function of Roofs * Roof Construction Practices * Part II: Roof Cooling Techniques * Roof Ponds * Cooling Radiators * Planted (Green) Roofs * Roof Components * Appendices

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simos Yannas, Evyatar Erell, Jose Luis Molina, Erell Evyatar
• Con la collaborazione di: Simos Yannas (Editore), Jose Luis Molina (Editore), Yannas Simos (Editore), Molina Jose Luis (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.09.2005
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tecnica edile e ambientale
• EAN: 9781844073139
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-313-9
• Numero di pagine: 172
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 28 x 20 x 1 cm
• Categorie: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, Heating, lighting, ventilation, building envelope performance, sustainable architecture research, environmental design principles, passive cooling strategies, thermal mass optimisation, evaporative cooling systems, advanced roof cooling applications