Environmental design : an introduction for architects and engineers / edited by Randall Thomas

The book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and building form. Natural ventilation systems, high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy sources are also covered. State-of-the-art buildings of exceptional quality are incorporated throughout the text and illustrate the authors’ belief that environmentally responsible architecture can be visually exciting. They conclude with a selection of detailed case studies of award-winning projects – including, new for this third edition, Beaufort Court, King's Langley and the National Trust Headquarters, Swindon.
This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines.

Strategies / Max Fordham -- Comfort, health, and environmental physics / Bill Watts -- Buildings and energy balances / Bill Watts and Randall Thomas -- Building planning and design / Randall Thomas -- Site planning / Randall Thomas -- Materials and construction / Randall Thomas -- Energy sources / Ramiro Godoy -- Lighting / Randall Thomas -- Engineering thermal comfort / Randall Thomas -- Water, waste disposal, and appliances / Mike Entwisle, Randall Thomas and Adam Ritchie -- Summary / Randall Thomas -- RMC International Headquarters / Bart Stevens -- Queens Building, De Montfort University / Edith Blennerhassett -- The Charles Cryer Studio Theatre / Colin Hamilton -- The Environmental Building, Building Research Establishment / Randall Thomas and Bart Stevens -- The Millennium Centre, Dagenham / Randall Thomas -- The Bedales Theatre / Randall Thomas -- Beaufort Court / Tamsin Tweddell -- Heelis, Central Office for the National Trust / Guy Nevill -- Environmental data and the psychrometric chart / Randall Thomas -- Calculation procedures / Randall Thomas -- Acoustics / Randall Thomas and Anthony Chilton -- Photovoltaics / Randall Thomas and Lorna Markham.