One of the leading references on the design of a building's environmental controls has just gotten better. For years, Heating, Cooling, Lighting has supplied architects and students with the strategies needed for initial design decisions for building systems. The book looks at how to design the form of the building itself to take advantage of natural heating, cooling, and lighting and how to best utilize active mechanical equipment to satisfy the needs not provided by nature. This new edition has been expanded and updated to reflect the latest codes, standards, and energy-efficiency rating systems.
Norbert Lechner, Prof. Emeritus, Architect, and LEED AP is an expert in energy responsive architectural design with an emphasis on solar responsive design including daylighting. He taught at the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Auburn University for 33 years. He grew up in New York City but has lived in Alabama for the last 40 years. He is being invited to speak all over the world on sustainable architecture.
His book, Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 3rd edition, © 2009, John Wiley & Sons is popular with building professionals, it is used in architecture schools all over the world, and it has been translated into 4 languages. He just published Plumbing, Electricity, and Acoustics: Sustainable Design Methods for Architecture, 2011, John Wiley & Sons.
He is the inventor of new types of heliodons that are much more conceptually clear and easy to use than any existing heliodons, and they are used all over the world. Heliodons are excellent tools for designing solar responsive buildings. To know more about heliodons see:
www.cadc.auburn.edu/heliodon
