Sun. wind & light architectural design strategies

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Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies Copyright Contents Overview SWL Printed Contents, abbreviated SWL Electronic Contents, abbreviated Alphabetic Contents of Strategies, Techniques, Bundles, Synergies and High-Performance Assessments Preface Purpose and evolution of Sun, Wind & Light Organizational changes in the third edition A new intention: reversing building emissions Buildings built today outlive their energy sources Level of Archetypes Level of Efficient Technology Level of Passive Design Level of High-Performance Level of Green Power New content in the third edition Acknowledgements Introduction Premise Limits of scope Organization of the SWL resources The multiple organizations of design knowledge Anatomy of a Sun, Wind & Light design strategy Rooms and Courtyards: Shape and Enclosure Part I: Navigation Navigation Matrix by Scale and Energy Topic Strengths Weakness Navigation by Design Strategy Maps Key Points Strengths Weaknesses The nested hierarchy of the Design Strategy Maps The example of daylighting What the links and levels mean An excerpt from the map Thinking in terms of both analysis and context Navigation by Climate Bundle variations based on climate Part II: Using Sun, Wind & Light Buildings and Energy Use Building loads and energy use Load reduction strategies Net-zero and net-positive EUI buildings Integrated design Using synergies to achieve net-zero and peak-zero, net-positive performance Design Decision Chart for Net-Zero and Peak-Zero, Net-Positive Buildings Conceptual breakdown of questions and synergies Example of Design Decision Chart use Remembering the Synergies Part III: Synergies S1 View Climate as a Resource S2 Energy-Conscious Occupant Behaviors S3 Resource-Rich Environments S4 Spatial Zoning S5 Thermal Sailing S6 Multivalent Design S7 Active Tailored System Part IV: Bundles Bundles Explained Relationships Among Strategies Birth of the Bundle Bundles as generalized solution types to recurring problems What is a Bundle? How to read a bundle diagram Two broad types of Bundles Situational variations Bundles in the design process Making Your Own Bundles Some Fundamental Bundles B1 Neighborhood of Light Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Example Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates Hot Climate Situational Strategies Cold Climate Situational Strategies Cold Climate Example B2 Cooling Neighborhood Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot–Arid and Hot–Humid Climates Hot-Humid Situational Strategies Hot–Humid Example Mixed–Humid Example Hot–Arid Example Hot-Arid Situational Strategies Recommendations B3 Solar Neighborhood Key Points Context Forces Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Low and High Density Fabric Low Density Situational Strategies Low Density Fabric Example High Density Fabric Situational Strategies Examples High Density Fabric Example Recommendations B4 Integrated Urban Patterns Key Points Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates Hot Climate Situational Strategies Mixed Arid Climate Example Cold Climate Situational Strategies B5 Daylight Building Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Thin and Thick Plans Thin Plan Situational Strategies Thin Plan Example Thick Plan Situational Strategies Thick Plan Example B6 Passively Cooled Building Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot-Humid and Hot-Arid Climates Hot-Humid Situational Strategies Hot-Humid Example Hot-Arid Situational Strategies Hot-Arid Example B7 Passive Solar Building Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Thin Plan and Thick Plan Buildings Thin Plan Example Thin Plan Situational Strategies Thick Plan Example Thick Plan Situational Strategies B8 Outdoor Microclimates Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates Hot Climate Situational Strategies Hot Climate Example Cold Climate Example B9 Responsive Envelope Key Points Context Forces Recommendations Core Strategies Refiners for All Strategies Situational Strategies Variations Based on Hot-Humid, Hot-Arid and Cold Climates Hot-Humid Situational Strategies Hot-Humid Refiner Strategies Warm-Humid Example Hot-Arid Situational Strategies Hot-Arid Refiner Strategies Hot-Arid Example Cold Climate Situational Strategies Cold Climate Refiner Strategies Cold Climate Example Part V: Favorite Design Tools, condensed Building Groups Scale 14 Daylight Spacing Angles 20 Building Spacing for Solar Access Buildings Scale 54 Night Ventilation Potentials Map 57 Daylight Uniformity Rule Building Parts Scale 74 Insulation Recommendations 75 Sizing Direct Thermal Storage 84 Passive Solar Glazing Area 85 Sizing Windows for Daylighting 86 Sizing Cross- and Stack-Ventilation 106 Glazing Recommendations Part VI: Favorite Design Strategies, condensed Unbuilt A14 Energy Programming A24 Bioclimatic Chart Building Groups Scale 3 Topographic Microclimates 7 Loose Urban Patterns and Dense Urban Patterns Buildings Scale 24 Migration 26 Cooling Zones 28 Heating Zones 29 Buffer Zones 30 Permeable Buildings 32 Locating Outdoor Rooms 33 Atrium Building 35 Thin Plan 37 Deep Sun 41 Daylight Zones 43 Rooms Facing the Sun and Wind 44 Cross-Ventilation Rooms 46 Evaporative Cooling Towers 48 Direct Gain Rooms 49 Sunspaces 53 Stack-Ventilation Rooms 54 Night-Cooled Mass Building Parts Scale 60 Mass Arrangement 63 Layer of Shades 69 Ventilation Openings Arrangement 78 Photovoltaic Walls and Roofs 79 Solar Hot Water 91 External Shading Part VII: High-Performance Buildings P1 Energy Targets Key Points United States, Nonresidential Buildings Canada, Nonresidential Buildings United States, Residential Buildings Canada, Residential Buildings P2 Annual Energy Use Key Points Part One: Estimate Annual Heating Energy Part Two: Estimate Annual Cooling Energy P3 Net-Zero Energy Balance Key Points The Site Energy Balance Equation P4 Energy Use Intensity (EUI) Key Points P5 Emissions Targets Key Points United States Residential Buildings Canada, Residential Buildings P6 Carbon-Neutral Buildings Key Points Appendices Appendix A: SWL Printed Contents, detailed Appendix B: SWL Electronic Contents, detailed Appendix C: Abbreviations and Unit Conversions Appendix D: Glossary Appendix E: SWL Printed Bibliography Indices Subject Index Designers and Precedents Index Design Tools Index, tables, graphs, design guidelines