Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Proceedings of the Second International PLEA Conference, Crete, Greece, 28 June-1 July 1983
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1983
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editors: Simos Yannas, Arthur Bowen
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 6 0 4 - 0
Passive and Low Energy Architecture contains the proceedings of the Second International PLEA Conference held in Crete, Greece, on June 28 to July 1, 1983. The book is organized… Read more
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Request a sales quotePassive and Low Energy Architecture contains the proceedings of the Second International PLEA Conference held in Crete, Greece, on June 28 to July 1, 1983. The book is organized into four parts as the topics of the conference. The first part brings together papers dealing with case studies of individual buildings or groups of buildings, completed or to be built, and of community planning. The case studies cover examples from 13 countries in Europe, North and Latin America, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The second part contains papers on experimental work and technical developments with passive and low energy systems and components. The third section focuses on the ill-defined but crucial to designers, area of design aids. The fourth section centers on implementation and management of these energy systems, including topics of international programs, education, and training of design professionals. The book will be useful to energy conscious designers, architects, engineers, and planners in this field of interest.
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Case Studies
Chapter 1. New Buildings
Bioclimatic architecture under Mediterranean climate
Passive and low energy design
Towards a better understanding of climate respecting design
Three solar buildings: passive and low energy architecture in southern France
44 bioclimatic flats at Rignano Sull' Arno in Tuscany
Performance evaluation of a "cocooned" office building in a cold climate integrating passive solar techniques with modern technology
Passive and low energy residential/office building for use as a solar demonstration facility at Arizona State University
Three solar air heated houses at Peterborough with sunspaces
Solar house for hot and humid climate
Photovoltaic equipped parking and shade structure: King Abdulaziz international airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Lykovryssi - a solar village near Athens
A passively heated, cooled and lit nursery school
Solar energy: a need for a new mentality
A Mediterranean latent heat solar house in "Le Tignet"
Innovative low energy cooling at the Haj terminal
The conceptual process of passive solar design
A passive solar residence in Portugal
Hungarian experimental passive solar house
Design of a low energy house near Chania, Crete
A bioclimatic multi-storey building in Sicily
Residence using passive solar systems at Drapanias, Crete
Chapter 2. Rehabilitation and Retrofit
Building rehabilitation with retrofit of passive and low energy systems
Passive solar heating for a high altitude multiroom dormitory
Saving energy in rebuilding after the earthquake
Passive solar retrofits in Athens
Passive solar heated house in Arkadia
Chapter 3. Vernacular Architecture
Environmental characteristics of the vernacular underground dwelling
The earth-sheltered dwellings in Santorini, Greece
Review of climatic design concepts and details in traditional architecture in various climatic zones - Saudi Arabia
"El Rawashin" of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
A comparative evaluation of the traditional towns of Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
Energy responses to vernacular shelter and settlement in continental Morocco, North Africa
The ecology of the vernacular housing in Turkey
An energy conserving Islamic town in Saudi Arabia
Chapter 4. Planning and Urban Design
Conventional practice with some guidelines for energy optimization through planning and urban design for arid regions
Some bioclimatic issues in the design of ocean front communities: the example of "old" Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Tlalpuente: planning for energy efficient communities in Mexico
Marin solar village
Friendly homes: a sustainable community
Part II. Research and Development
Chapter 5. Systems and Components
Review of passive heating and cooling research
Thermal performance analysis for eleven California passive solar and energy conserving houses
Rock bed design and construction for heating and cooling
Production and storage of ice for cooling
Heavy materials and passive solar design
Selection and sizing of low energy cooling systems for more humid climates
Window sunspace systems as heating and cooling components
Latent heat Venetian blind
Experimentation and development of a mobile insulation system for passive solar architecture
Gold heat reflective glass: capital savings and energy savings for modern office buildings
Experimental determination of empirical flow coefficients for air infiltration through pitched roofs
Thermal investigation of shaded roofs in hot arid climates
Components for passive heating and cooling in Greece
Cost effective applications of Foamglas ® in passive solar retrofits
Performances and computer simulation of an hybrid water collector system pushed on by solar pump
Solar motor for developing countries
Part III. Design Aids
Chapter 6. Guidelines for Design
Where the sun is: a brief review of solar geometry for architectural designers
Modifying the sun and wind to create favorable microclimates
Ventilation and landscaping: design implications for hot humid climates
Low energy alternatives for site planning through the use of trees in a hot arid climate
Optimization of landscape patterns for reflected radiation and the design of building facades/envelope
Design guidelines on lateral airflow through and around buildings
Glass and its role in solar heating and cooling
Heat storage and distribution inside passive solar buildings
A thermal model for prediction and control of air temperature in a direct gain room
Using the Barra-Constantini system for multistorey residential building retrofitting
Solar control and shading devices for buildings in Greece: Bioclimatic shading analysis
Optimising the design of natural-circulation solar-energy water heaters
Chapter 7. Modeling and Simulation
Comparison of passive solar design methods
A computer code for determining the effect of shadows on the availability of solar radiation on facades of buildings
A simple computer aided design method for row houses energy-optimization
Simulating passive solar performance using industrial dynamics models
Experimental validation of a finite differences trombe wall model
Comparison of computer simulations and billing data energy use in sixty-three passive solar homes in California
Simulation of a combined solar heating and cooling system for a middle size building in Greece
Summer performance analysis of typical settlements in the Etna area
Computer analysis of building-ventilation and heating problems
Computer model of an hot water stratified storage with heat exchanger
Modeling and simulation of active solar heating systems using daily hours of bright sunshine
Numerical modeling of helio-geothermal energy utilisation for house heating
Part IV. Management
Chapter 8. Issues and Prospects
The Commission of the European Communities passive solar programs
Consumer energy conservation policies and programs in Greece
Passive solar residences: prototype evaluation and implications for consumers and community planners
Passive cooling techniques for the architect in Baroda, India
Passive solar design principles in mass housing in Australia
Demonstration of energy efficient houses as integrated systems
Continuing education for architects and engineers on the subject of energy conservation and renewable energy use
A passive solar design exercise
Architectural means for energy conservation in recent Dutch housing projects
BTPI - a building thermal performance index
Analyzing energy patterns in solar greenhouse-residences
Indoor climate problems in Polish apartment blocks
Windfarming: large scale generation of electricity
Centralized building control systems for energy management
Building energy efficiency and the fire problem
SYSBLD 2: A computer based designing system for multifamily housing
Energy control in building design: An applicative graphic method
Passive solar systems versus architecture
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1983
- No. of pages (eBook): 872
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483156040
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