Environmental Design of Urban Buildings – An Integrated Approach

Citation

(2005), "Environmental Design of Urban Buildings – An Integrated Approach", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 6 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2005.24906cae.004

Environmental Design of Urban Buildings – An Integrated Approach

Edited by M. SantamourisEarthscanLondon2005ISBN 190291642-5304 pp.£65.00 (Hardback and CD-ROM),

The importance of an integrated approach in urban design is becoming increasingly apparent. This book explains how to overcome related challenges in environmental design of urban buildings and offers guidance on the use of new materials and techniques and the integration of new philosophies. Supported by the European Commission’s SAVE 13 programme, the book includes contributions from experts at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, the Hellenic Open University, Greece, Cambridge Architectural Research and REHVA/University of Ljubljana. Some of the contents of this book include:

Environmental urban design; Architectural design, passive environmental and building engineering systems; Environmental issues of building design; Sustainable design, construction and operation; Intelligent controls and advanced building management systems; Urban building climatology; Heat and mass transfer phenomena in urban buildings; Applied lighting technology; Case studies; Guidelines to integrate energy conservation; Indoor air quality; Applied energy and resources management in the urban environment; Economic methodologies and integrated building design.