Buildings for extreme environments
Subtitle: Arid
By: project lead author Sean McKeag
Contributors: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Publisher: CIBSE
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781628709971; 9781906846435
Subjects: Buildings; Handbooks, manuals; Environmental engineering; Architecture and climate; Constructions; Guides, manuels; Technique de l'environnement; Architecture et climat
Other titles: Arid
Description: Annotation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction (arid climate):; title: General ; Scope of data ; Climate classification ; Climate information and data ; Climate analyses ; Climate analysis (example: Dubai) ; Microclimate consideration ; Illumination ; Climatic design information -- -- 2.; title: Basic design data:; title: Comfort ; Basic design information ; Lighting ; Noise and vibration -- -- 3.; title: Building design construction and materials:; title: General ; Architectural and structural issues ; Building thermal response ; Thermal response (thermal weight) ; Thermal properties of building structures ; Dynamic thermal performance of a structure ; Moisture control and condensation problems -- -- 4.; title: Equipment design data:; title: Introduction ; Utility services ; HVAC ; Refrigeration ; Heat generation and fuels ; Water and sanitation ; Control systems ; Electrical distribution systems ; Lighting ; Vertical transportation ; Fire life safety -- -- 5.; title: Sustainability:; title: Introduction ; Measuring sustainability: benchmarking systems in arid climates ; Integrated design ; Sustainability considerations in arid climates. -- -- Appendix:; title: Design conditions for selected locations.