Sun, Wind, & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, Third Edition

An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, and cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition of Sun Wind and Light Architectural Design Strategies 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
• Contains hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings
• Is organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light
• Includes 106 energy design strategies with precedents and preliminary design tools for passive cooling, solar heating, daylighting, fresh air ventilation and renewable power

You'll find analysis techniques for climate assessment, loads estimation and design strategy selection. Along with sun charts and sundials, covering the world, and climate maps for the USA and Canada.

You'll find everything you need to help plan structures that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky - the way every building should be designed!