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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786851003321

Titolo

Architecture and energy : performance and style / / edited by William W. Braham and Daniel Willis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-95373-2

0-203-63010-6

1-135-95366-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrahamWilliam W. <1957->

WillisDaniel <1957->

Disciplina

720/.472

Soggetti

Architecture and energy conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Energy Systems -- Building Performance -- Architectural Aspects.

Sommario/riassunto

Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should more energy-efficient buildings look different? Can that ""look"" be used to explain or enhance their performance? Architecture and Energy provides architects and architectural theorists with more durable arguments for environmental design decisions, arguments addressing three different scales or aspects of contemporary construction. By drawing together essays from the leading experts in the field, this book engages with crucial issues in sustainable design, such as:The larger role of energy in forming