The Technology of Ecological Building - Basic Principles and Measures Examples and Ideas
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Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Basic Principles of Ecological Building
- 2. The Status Quo - Global Prognoses
- 2.1 Energy Consumption and Energy Reserves
- 2.2 Environmental Protection and the CO(2) Problem
- 2.3 Potential Savings
- 2.4 Ethics and Ecology - a New Trend
- 3. Buildings of the Future - Requirements
- 3.1 Climate and Building Form - a Global Perspective
- 3.2 Local Meteorological Conditions
- 3.3 Comfort Zones - Thermal, Hygienic,
- Visual Requirements
- 3.4 The Sick Building Syndrome - a
- Challenge
- 3.5 Building of the Future - Utilization of Environmental Energy
- 4. Design Principles - the Ecological Circle
- 4.1 Exterior Space
- 4.1.1 Wind
- 4.1.2 Earth and Groundwater
- 4.1.3 Water (Rain-and Surface Water)
- 4.1.4 Planted Surfaces (Shading and Wind Protection)
- 4.2 Urban Space and Building Location
- 4.2.1 Building Form and Orientation
- 4.2.2 Reduction of Heating and Cooling Requirements
- Buildings of Tomorrow: Examples and Ideas
- 5. Natural Ventilation of Buildings
- 5.1 Deep-Plan Buildings
- 5.2 Deep-Plan Low-Rise Buildings
- 5.3 Skyscrapers
- 6. Thermal Storage in Building Mass
- 6.1 Storage Factors, Storage Behaviour
- 6.2 Buildings with Medium Storage Capacity
- 6.3 Buildings with High Storage Capacity
- 7. Facades - from Weather Protection to Polyvalent Walls
- 7.1 Technical Data - the First Step
- 7.2 Effect of Shading on Room Temperature
- 7.3 Daylight Incidence and Total Solar Energy Transmission
- 7.4 Increasing Daylight Incidence with
- Light-Deflecting Elements
- 7.5 The Use of Double-Leaf Facades
- 7.6 The Concept of Polyvalent Walls
- 8. Rooms under Glass
- 8.1 The Central Lobby
- 8.2 Utility and Traffic Zones under Glass
- 8.3 Atria as Noise Buffer Zones
- 8.4 The Atrium as Office Space
- 8.5 Atria as Thermal Towers
- 8.6 Atria as Planted Winter Gardens
- 8.7 Buildings under Glass
- 8.8 Multipurpose Hall
- 9. Air Quality Improvement through Internal Foliage
- Active Measures of Renewable Energy Usage
- 10. Cost Development-Water and Energy
- 11. Solar Energy
- 11.1 Principles
- 11.2 Window Collector Panels
- 11.3 Air Collector Panels
- 11.4 Transparent Insulating Material (TIM)
- 11.5 Solar Absorber
- 11.6 Flat Plate Collectors
- 11.7 Evacuated Tube Collectors
- 11.8 Photovoltaics
- 12. Wind Energy
- 13. Rainwater
- 13.1 Usage as Grey Water
- 13.2 Usage for Cooling
- 13.2.1 Built Envelope Cooling
- 13.2.2 Cooling of Building Components
- 13.2.3 Evaporative Cooling near Buildings
- 14. Deep and Shallow Geothermics
- 14.1 Geothermal Power Stations (Deep Geothermics)
- 14.2 Bore Holes, Earth Coils (Shallow or Surface Geothermics)
- 14.3 Aquifer Reservoir
- 14.4 Thermal Tunnel and Thermal Labyrinth
- 15. Other Active Thermal Systems
- 15.1 Condensing and Catalyzer Technology
- 15.2 Emissions from Heat-Generating Stations
- 15.3 Heat Pumps - Absorber Surfaces
- 15.4 Static Cooling, Free Cooling
- Ice-Storage Installations
- 15.5 Desorption Process
- 15.6 CHP - Combined Heat and Power Systems
- (Total Energy Installation)
- 15.7 Wood Chip Combustion
- 15.8 Fuel Cells
- 15.9 Cost
- 16. Utilization of Organic Matter
- 17. Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- List of Manufacturers
- Index of Projects
The Technology of Ecological Building - Basic Principles and Measures Examples and Ideas
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