A practical sourcebook for building designers, providing comprehensive discussion of the impact of basic architectural choices on cooling efficiency, including the layout and orientation of the structure, window size and shading, exterior color, and even the use of plantings around the site. All major varieties of passive cooling systems are presented, with extensive analysis of performance in different types of buildings and in different climates: ventilation; radiant cooling; evaporative cooling; soil cooling; and cooling of outdoor spaces.
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Givoni's book is invaluable for anyone who wants to know of a nearly lost art-- how to cool buildings effectively without resorting to excessive mechanical cooling. What makes his book most valuable is the years of experimental research done to produce empirical data on which the conclusions are based. A treasure trove of ideas.
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Very informative, beware that it is a written in a thesis style,
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Extremely useful book if you are interested in building houses in hot climatic areas of the world. Lot of detailed graphs showing comparison between different options. This is a result of many experiments done on different designs. But remember this is more like an accumulation of many thesis works so this is no casual reading. Excellent work and thanks to the author for bringing all these knowledge out.
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I have already known this book, I did use it in my master's dissertation.But just now I could buy it to have it in my personal library. It's really interesting, and has many information on passive strategies about natural cooling of buildings, I as a brazilian architect strongly recomend this book, mainly for those who live in a hot climate.
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This book discusses properties and application problems of various passive cooling systems that utilize natural energies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nocturnal radiator, nocturnal ventilative cooling, operable insulation, indoor air speed, indoor average temperature, floating insulation, mechanical evaporative coolers, climatic applicability, indoor maximum temperature, indoor daytime temperature, exit air speed, net radiant loss, outdoor maxima, cooled soil, direct evaporative cooling system, diurnal temperature patterns, ventilated pond, screened radiators, relative temperature drop, unglazed solar collectors, radiant cooling system, indoor maxima, outdoor maximum temperatures, metallic radiator, high mass building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Gurion University, United States, New York, Passive Solar Conf, Sede Boqer, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Florida Solar Energy Center, Miami Beach, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Trinity University, College Station, San Antonio, Cape Canaveral, Department of Energy, Roof Radiation Trap, Applied Science Pub, Architectural Science Review, Cooling of Outdoor Spaces, Energy Technology Engineering Center, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Passive Solar Journal New!
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nocturnal radiator, nocturnal ventilative cooling, operable insulation, indoor air speed, indoor average temperature, floating insulation, mechanical evaporative coolers, climatic applicability, indoor maximum temperature, indoor daytime temperature, exit air speed, net radiant loss, outdoor maxima, cooled soil, direct evaporative cooling system, diurnal temperature patterns, ventilated pond, screened radiators, relative temperature drop, unglazed solar collectors, radiant cooling system, indoor maxima, outdoor maximum temperatures, metallic radiator, high mass building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Gurion University, United States, New York, Passive Solar Conf, Sede Boqer, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Florida Solar Energy Center, Miami Beach, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Trinity University, College Station, San Antonio, Cape Canaveral, Department of Energy, Roof Radiation Trap, Applied Science Pub, Architectural Science Review, Cooling of Outdoor Spaces, Energy Technology Engineering Center, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Passive Solar Journal New!
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- Passive Cooling (Solar Heat Technologies) by Jeffrey Cook on 6 pages
- Passive Cooling by Fla.) International Passive and Hybrid Cooling Conference (1981 : Miami Beach on 5 pages
- Solar Energy (The Wykeham science series ; 56) by John I. B. Wilson on page 78
- A37.3 Cooling System Video by Delmar Learning on page 188
- Building Design: Improving Commercial Spaces by Elyse; Schreiner, Phil Umlauf on page 79
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- The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design by Alison Kwok on page 156, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition by G. Z. Brown in Back Matter
- Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods by Lynne Elizabeth in Back Matter
- Ecohouse 2, Second Edition by Sue Roaf PhD in Back Matter
- The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems by Vaughn Bradshaw on page 36
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