02181oam 2200505I 450 991016273850332120240505190744.01-317-65868-X1-315-76585-31-317-65869-810.4324/9781315765853 (CKB)3710000001033095(MiAaPQ)EBC4790104(OCoLC)970042254(EXLCZ)99371000000103309520180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe recovery of natural environments in architecture air, comfort and climate /C. Alan Short1st ed.New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (405 pages) illustrationsBuilding Research and Information1-138-65146-X 0-415-82440-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Airs, fears, dangers -- 2. Climate and its annihilation -- 3. Temperate climates -- 4. Urban heat islands -- 5. Theatres -- 6. Hospitals -- 7. Mediterranean climates -- 8. Continental climates -- 9. Existing buildings : adapting hospitals -- 10. Delivering the 'recovery'.The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture challenges the modern practice of sealing up and mechanically cooling public scaled buildings in whichever climate and environment they are located. This book unravels the extremely complex history of understanding and perception of air, bad air, miasmas, airborne pathogens, beneficial thermal conditions, ideal climates and climate determinism.Natural ventilationBuildingsEnvironmental engineeringNatural ventilation.BuildingsEnvironmental engineering.697.9/2697.92Short C. Alan(Charles Alan),1955-,972300MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910162738503321The recovery of natural environments in architecture2274269UNINA