Architecture and Energy Performance and style

• Main Authors: Braham, William W., Willis, Daniel
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York, N.Y Routledge 2013; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Architecture and energy conservation; David Leatherbarrow; Dean Hawkes; energy architecture; Energy efficiency; energy efficient architecture; energy efficient buildings; energy efficient design; Franca Trubiano; John Thackara; Kiel Moe; Luis Fernández-Galiano; Richard Wesley; Simos Yannas; Structure, Materials and Detailing; Sustainable Architecture; Thomas Abel; Vivian Loftness; energy architecture; Passive Solar Heating; Luis Fernández-Galiano; Passive Solar; Energy Efficient HVAC System; Energy Savings; Robert Smythson; Therme Vals; Richard Wesley; Architectural Agenda; Hualien County; David Leatherbarrow; Simos Yannas; Vivian Loftness; John Thackara; Dense; Energy System; Energy Efficient; Indirect Rebound Effects; Detailed Parametric Analysis; Recent Buildings; Department Of Energy; Kiel Moe; energy efficient architecture; Environmental Surfing; energy efficient design; Green Infrastructure; Thomas Abel; Dean Hawkes; Energy Future; Villa Mairea; Bullitt Center; energy efficient buildings; Franca Trubiano; Energy Source; Energy Resources; Integral Urban House
• ISBN: 0415639298; 9780415639293; 9780415639309; 0415639301
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203630105

Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should more energy-efficient buildings look different? Can that "look" be used to explain or enhance their performance? Architecture and Energy provides architects and architectural theorists with more durable arguments for environmental design decisions, arguments addressing three different scales or aspects of contemporary construction. By drawing together essays from the leading experts in the field, this book engages with crucial issues in sustainable design, such as: The larger role of energy in forming the cultural and economic systems in which architecture is conceived, constructed, and evaluated The different measures and meanings of energy "performance" and how those measures are realized in buildings The specific ways in which energy use translates into the visible aspects of architectural style. Drawing on research from the UK, US, Europe, and Asia the book outlines the problems surrounding energy and architecture and provides the reader with a considered overview of this important topic.