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Building envelopes : an integrated approach / Jenny Lovell.

By: Series: Architecture briefsPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781568988184
  • 1568988184
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TH 2235 .L68 2010
Contents:
Feedback loops of form and performance -- Comfort at the scale of the body -- Climate and context -- Interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary -- Materials and fabrication -- Building simulation tools -- Life cycle analysis -- Elements of a holistic approach -- Air: flow and ventilation -- Heat: gain and loss -- Water: systems and collection -- Materials: assemblies and installation -- Daylighting: comfort and control -- Energy: minimizing and maximizing -- Integrated building envelope strategies -- Live/work: adelaide wharf housing and 160 Tooley Street offices -- Deep plan: Harlequin 1 BSkyB transmission and recording facility -- Feedback loops: faculty of English and Institute of criminology -- Plug-ins: Tooley Street Terrace -- Maximizing value: 290 Mulberry Street -- Made to measure: the Charlotte building offices.
Summary: Advocates the design of building envelopes in an integrated way, where appearance, use, context, energy performance, structure, and cost are of equal importance in creating cost- and energy-efficient, yet aesthetically pleasing, facades.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection TH 2235 .L68 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5160256

Includes bibliographical references.

Feedback loops of form and performance -- Comfort at the scale of the body -- Climate and context -- Interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary -- Materials and fabrication -- Building simulation tools -- Life cycle analysis -- Elements of a holistic approach -- Air: flow and ventilation -- Heat: gain and loss -- Water: systems and collection -- Materials: assemblies and installation -- Daylighting: comfort and control -- Energy: minimizing and maximizing -- Integrated building envelope strategies -- Live/work: adelaide wharf housing and 160 Tooley Street offices -- Deep plan: Harlequin 1 BSkyB transmission and recording facility -- Feedback loops: faculty of English and Institute of criminology -- Plug-ins: Tooley Street Terrace -- Maximizing value: 290 Mulberry Street -- Made to measure: the Charlotte building offices.

Advocates the design of building envelopes in an integrated way, where appearance, use, context, energy performance, structure, and cost are of equal importance in creating cost- and energy-efficient, yet aesthetically pleasing, facades.

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