Microclimatic Landscape Design: Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency
Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency Microclimatic Landscape Design shows designers how to work with nature to create climatically pleasant spaces for human activities. With remarkable clarity, it covers both the scientific background and the design techniques needed for shaping spaces that increase comfort and reduce energy consumption. This comprehensive, environmentally-sensitive guide: * Presents the basic principles of microclimatology and explains how objects in the landscape affect climate to create microclimates * Describes methods for modifying the key variables in a microclimate, including radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, and precipitation * Shows how to create successful, comfortable spaces under a wide variety of climatic conditions * Explains energy budgets and the effects of landscape on energy use in buildings * Includes useful formulas for determining human thermal comfort, estimating solar radiation absorbed by a person, and estimating wind in a given landscape For landscape architects, architects, contractors, and planners, Microclimatic Landscape Design is a concise, practical, and indispensable guide to improving the comfort of outdoor spaces and reducing the heating or cooling loads on buildings.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471056677
ISBN13:9780471056676
Release Date:August 1995
Publisher:Wiley
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.5" x 9.4"
Related Subjects
Architecture Arts, Music & Photography Climatology Earth Sciences Humanities Landscape ReferenceCustomer Reviews
1 rating
Simple, straightforward site design reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book has a very simple to understand approach to teaching about site design. Although it is a textbook layout...it is a quick read, with lots of images and diagrams and great breakups of points within the chapters...just an absolutely enjoyable format with lots of interesting information. I would recommend this book for anyone who is even considering any kind of landscaping...whether it's on their own home, or on a large construction site.
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