Climate Skin
Subtitle: Concepts for Building Skins that Can Do More with Less Energy
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; Birkhauser; Birkh�user Basel
Published: March 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783764377250
Subjects: Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building; General; Architecture / General; Climate-technology; Facade; Glass; Insulation; Natural light; Photovoltaics; Ventilation; Architecture
Description: "The facade is the skin of the building. It is the interface between indoors and outdoors and has a key role to play in building design. The facade determines the appearance of the building and has considerable influence on room climate and energy demand." "Climate Skin is a practice-oriented design manual centred on attaining preliminary and detailed designs optimised in terms of energy and building climatology. The book takes the reader through all phases in the development of the facade and gives a comprehensive overview of the latest technologies and design tools."--BOOK JACKET.