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Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : OCLC:959788268
Author : University of Minnesota. Underground Space Center,Minnesota Energy Agency
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006781804
Offers homeowners and architects a comfortable and economical approach to underground housing based on modern construcion techniques, providing plans, details, and photographs of existing examples of earth sheltered houses.
Author : Ray Sterling,Raymond Sterling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : 0442286783
Provides information on soil types, structural systems, waterproofing, heating, cooling, and landscaping.
Author : University of Minnesota. Underground Space Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : LCCN:76025555
Offers homeowners and architects a comfortable and economic approach to underground housing based on modern construction techniques.
Author : Herb Wade,Herbert Wade
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCAL:B4544295
The design and construction handbook for earth-sheltered houses.
Author : Max Terman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781468466447
One of our most important objectives as hu have provided basic principles from scientific mans is to discover and pass on ways of living journals and books and summarized the expe with our environment. Every form of life, in riences of people actually living in earth shel cluding human, depends on nature's ability to ters. produce clean air, pure water and fertile soil In the growth and development of any field and to recycle wastes. It is our duty to live in a of knowledge, there comes a time when theory manner that enhances and preserves these nat requires testing, when concepts need to be re ural processes. Earth sheltering-the use of fined in the light of experience. Such is the case earth cover to moderate and improve living with earth sheltering. A good foundation of conditions in buildings-is an old but recently principles has been laid, mostly through the ex rediscovered technique. It holds much promise cellent efforts of such organizations as the Un for allowing us to use less energy and preserve derground Space Center of the University of more space for natural and human needs. It also Minnesota, the School of Architecture at Okla gives the individual and society alike a real way homa State University, and the many design to achieve self-reliance and independence from professionals active in earth sheltering. These limited sources of fossil fuels.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : UOM:39015020431709
Author : Rob Roy
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781550923759
The only how-to manual on the subject directed to mainstream owner-builders An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet. Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It describes the benefits of sheltering a home with earth, including the added comfort and energy efficiency from the moderating influence of the earth on the home's temperature-keeping it warm in the winter and cool in the summer-low maintenance, and the protection against fire, sound, earthquake and storm afforded by the earth. Extra benefits from adding an earth or other living roof option include greater longevity of the roof substrate, fine aesthetics, and environmental harmony. The book covers all of the various construction techniques involved including details on planning, excavation, footings, floor, walls, framing, roofing, waterproofing, insulation and drainage. Specific methods appropriate for the inexperienced owner-builder are a particular focus and include: pouring one's own footings and/or floor the use of dry-stacked (surface-bonded) concrete block walls post-and-beam framing plank-and-beam roofing, and drainage methods and self-adhesive waterproofing membranes. The time-tested, easy-to-learn construction techniques described in Earth-Sheltered Houses will enable readers to embark upon their own building projects with confidence, backed up by a comprehensive resources section that lists all the latest products such as waterproofing membranes, types of rigid insulation and drainage products that will protect the building against water damage and heat loss.
Author : Mike Edelhart
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015007550067
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : UCSD:31822024383713
Author : Alison G Kwok,Walter Grondzik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317228639
The Green Studio Handbook remains an essential resource for design studios and professional practice. This extensive and user-friendly tool presents practical guidelines for the application of green strategies during the schematic design of buildings. Students and professionals can quickly get up to speed on system viability and sizing. Each of forty-three environmental strategies includes a brief description of principles and concepts, step-by-step guidance for integrating the strategy during the early stages of design, annotated tables and charts to assist with preliminary sizing, key issues to consider when implementing the strategy, and pointers to further resources. Ten new in-depth case studies illustrate diverse and successful green buildings integrated design projects and how the whole process comes together This third edition features updated tables and charts that will help to save energy, water, and material resources during the early stages of design. More than 500 sketches and full-color images illustrate how to successfully apply strategies. A glossary, a project index listing 105 buildings in 20 countries, updated tables and drawings, and I-P and SI units increase the usefulness of The Green Studio Handbook.
Author : Karl W. Boer,John A. Duffie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461399513
A number of significant changes have occurred in Advances in Solar Energy since Volume 1 appeared in 1982. The delays in publication of the second volume are the result of reorganization of the American Solar Energy Society, and the negotiation of a new publishing arrangement. Beginning with this volume, Advances is now published jointly by the Society and Plenum Press. The Editorial Board has been enlarged to be more representative of the different fields of solar energy conversion. Production of Advances is being expedited through the use of modern word processing equipment and the 'lEX typesetting-editing program. We have gone to a single-column format to ease the problems of presenting long equations, and we expect that the user of the volume will find it easy to read. The use of 'lEX will make last minute updates possible. The external appearance of the volume matches that of Volume 1. We expect that future volumes of this annual will be proceeding on schedule. We invite comments from users and correspondence from prospective authors of critical reviews. Karl W. Boer John A. Duffie CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Measurement of Solar Radiation Ronald Stewart, Daniel W. Spencer and Richard Perez 1.1 Abstract 1 1.2 Characteristics of Pyranometers ....................................... . 2 1.3 General Features of a Pyranometer ................................... . 3 1.3.1 Instrument Sensitivity 4 1.3.2 Response with Time 4 1.3.3 Sensitivity 4 1.3.4 Responsivity ................................................. .
Author : Vaughn Bradshaw
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118010129
Get the updated guide to active and passive control systems for buildings. To capitalize on today's rapidly evolving, specialized technologies, architects, designers, builders, and contractors work together to plan the mechanical and electrical equipment that controls the indoor environment of a building. The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems, Third Edition helps you take advantage of design innovations and construction strategies that maximize the comfort, safety, and energy efficiency of buildings. From active HVAC systems to passive methods, lighting to on-site power generation, this updated edition explains how to strategically plan for and incorporate effective, efficient systems in today's buildings. It covers the underlying thermal theories and thermodynamic principles and focuses on design that enhances the building environment and minimizes the impact on the world's environment. The Building Environment goes beyond the ABCs of HVAC and covers: On-site power generation, including wind turbines, solar photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, and more. Plumbing systems, fire protection, signal systems, conveying systems, and architectural acoustics. Procedures and/or formulas for performing heat loss, heat gain, and energy use calculations, determining the rate of heat flow, calculating solar energy utilization, doing load calculations, and more. Details on the latest building codes and standards references. New information on the sustainable design of building systems and energy efficiency, including new technologies. The latest thinking and data on a building's impact on the environment, indoor air quality, and "sick building syndrome." Design economics, including the payback period, life-cycle cost, comparative value analysis, and building commissioning. A practical on-the-job tool for architects, designers, builders, engineers, contractors, and other specialists, this Third Edition is also a great reference for architecture students who will lead tomorrow's design teams.
Author : John Carmody,University of Minnesota. Underground Space Center
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822001559392
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Earth sheltered houses
ISBN : OCLC:12028137