Solar Envelope Zoning

Solar Envelope Zoning
Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Office of the Mayor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1980
Genre: City planning
ISBN:

Sun Rhythm Form

Sun Rhythm Form
Author: Ralph Knowles
Publisher: Mit Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1985-03-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780262610407

While solar technology for individual buildings has become an accepted part of architectural design, Knowles takes the next innovative step. In this book, he proposes solar access in urban environments with a novel design method called the "solar envelope."Ralph L. Knowles is Professor of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies

Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies
Author: Mark DeKay
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470945788

An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light.