BUILDING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION FOR ENCHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE (PB 2014)

As The Environmental Impact Of Buildings Become Increasingly Recognized, The Role Of Building Designers And The Initial Decision Making Process That Determines Materials, Systems And Construction Processes Becomes More Critical. This Timely Book Addresses Sustainability In Building Design Through A Series Of Examples Presented As Three Dimensional Models Of Well Integrated Building Systems. The Book Organizes Buildings Into Three Sections Structure, Envelope And Mechanical Systems Based On The Integration Of Paired Building Systems. The Book Demonstrates The Performance Of Each Systems Pair In Terms Of Interaction And Contribution Of Each Individual System And The Synergetic Benefits Resulting From The Unique Pairing. The Last Section Of The Book Is Devoted To Buildings That Have A Higher Degree Of Integration And Cannot Be Studied As Paired Systems. Each Building Is Illustrated With Full Graphical Display, Text And Analytical Drawing To Demonstrate Its Performance In A Particular Environment. Table Of Contentintroduction Section 1. Structure + Envelope Singapore National Library, Singapore William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, Usa Heifer International Headquarters, Little Rock, Arkansas, Usa Paul L. Cejas School Of Architecture, Miami, Florida, Usa Agbar Tower, Barcelona, Spain Rehab Basel, Basel, Switzerland Thermal Baths, Vals, Switzerland Arup Campus, Solihull, England Manchester Civil Justice Center, Greater Manchester, England Section 2. Envelope + Mechanical Caltran District Headquarters Building, Los Angeles, California, Usa Bregenz Art Museum, Bregenz, Austria Debis Headquarters Building, Berlin, Germany Housing Estate In Kolding, Kolding, Denmark Helicon Building, London, England Section 3. Structure + Envelope + Mechanical Council House 2, Melbourne, Australia San Francisco Federal Building, San Francisco, California, Usa Loblolly House, Taylors Island, Maryland, Usa Yale Center For British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, Usa Manitoba Hyro Place, Manitoba, Canada Braun Ag Headquarters, Kronberg, Germany Bre Environmental Building, Watford, England Bibliography Index