TY - BOOK AU - Pohl, Jens. TI - Building science: concepts and applications SN - 9780470655733 AV - TH 6021 .P64 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - United Kingdom PB - John Wiley & Son, Inc. KW - BUILDINGS -- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword -- 1. Technical Underpinnings in Mathematics and Physics -- 2. Principles of Thermal Comfort -- 3. Thermal Control by Building Design -- 4. Heat Flow and Thermal Insulation -- 5. Solar Energy: The Beckoning Opportunity -- 6. Light, Color, and Vision -- 7. Daylight Design Principles -- 8. Artificial Lighting -- 9. The Nature of Sound -- 10. Room Acoustics -- 11. Noise Control and Insulation -- 12. Sustainable Architecture Concepts and Principles N2 - The purpose of this book is to describe and explain the underlying concepts and principles of the thermal, lighting, and acoustic determinants of building design, without delving into the detailed methods that are applied by engineers and other technical consultants to design and implement actual system silutions ER -