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Building science : concepts and applications / Jens Pohl

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2011Description: vii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470655733
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TH 6021 .P64 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC TH 6021 .P64 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000010169

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.

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.

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