Contents

Preface

About this Book

One Sustainable Buildings

Integrated Design and Sustainability

Energy Flows in Buildings

The Importance of Place

Human Comfort

Cost Savings and Aesthetics

Two Passive Heating

Basics of Passive Heating

Prerequisites for Passive Heating

Classic Approaches to Passive Heating

Example of Integrated Design for Passive Heating

Backup for Passive Heating

Summary: Passive Heating

Three Passive Cooling and Ventilation

Basics of Passive Cooling

Prerequisites for Passive Cooling

Classic Approaches to Passive Cooling

Ventilation Basics

Example of Integrated Design for Passive Cooling

Backup Cooling

Summary: Passive Cooling

Four Natural Lighting

Basics of Natural Lighting

Approaches to Natural Lighting

Techniques for Natural Lighting

Example of Integrated Design for Natural Lighting

Backup Lighting

Summary: Natural Lighting

Five Harvesting On-Site Resources

Basics of On-Site Resources

Solar Hot Water

Electricity Production

Rainwater and Water-Use Management for Low-Impact Development

Green Materials

Landscape Regeneration

Example of Integrated Design for On-Site Resources

Summary: Harvesting On-Site Resources

Six Essays on Integrated Design

Introduction to Synergistic Design

Essay : Sustainable Communities

Essay : Prototypes for a Living Future

Essay : Sustainable City-Regions

Essay : Where Are We?

Summary: Buildings for Comfort and Joy

Seven Appendixes

A. Easy to Do and Harder to Do

B. Tool Kit for Building Evaluation

C. Modeling and Simulation

D. References and Further Reading

Illustration Credits

Acknowledgments