Description
Cengage Learning Building Systems Integration For Enchanced Environmental Performance by Vassigh S
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.
Key Features:-
- Demonstrates the best practices and principles of designing and constructing buildings that are both
- Incorporates an innovative and unique approach for introducing and organizing building systems into
- Presents the content as a catalogue of illustrated building systems, diagrams and details.
- Utilizes easy-to-understand axonometric, concise narrative and graphics to illustrate building syste
- Exposes the complex layers of the building components revealing the interworking of systems integrat