ISBN: 0582445469
Godina izdanja: 1974
Oblast: Arhitektura
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Otto H. Koenigsberger - Manual of Tropical Housing and Building: Climatic Design Part I
Longman, 1974
320 str.
meki povez
stanje: vrlo dobro, potpis na prvoj strani, beleške na par strana.

Shadow angle protractor in pocket.
illustrations, map, plans ; 26 cm

Designed as a textbook for students of architecture, housing, environmental design and climate control in tropical countries, this book deals with the theory of climatic design and shows how practical solutions are derived from theoretical understanding.

Table of Content
List of figures List of symbols Preface and acknowledgements Introduction 1. Climate: The given conditions 1.1. Global climate factors 1.2. Elements of climates 1.3. Classification of tropical climates 1.4. Site climate 2. Comfort: The desirable conditions 2.1. Thermal comfort factors 2.2. Thermal comfort indices 2.3. Effective temperature – its uses 3. Principles of thermal design 3.1. Thermal quantities 3.2. Heat exchange of buildings 3.3. Periodic heat flow 4. Means of thermal control 4.1. Mechanical controls 4.2. Structural controls 4.3. Ventilation and air environment 5. Light and lighting 5.1. Light: principles 5.2. Daylighting 5.3. Prediction techniques 6. Noise and noise control 6.1. Sound: principles 6.2. Noise control 6.3. Noise problem in the tropics 7. Application 7.1. Shelter for hot-dry climates 7.2. Shelter for warm-humid climates 7.3. Shelter for composite climates 7.4. Shelter for tropical upland climates 8. Design aids 8.1. Forward analysis stage 8.2. Plan development stage 8.3. Element design stage 8.4. Models and analogues 9. Bibliography 10. Appendices Index

Otto H. Königsberger (13 October 1908 – 3 January 1999) was a German architect who worked mainly in urban development planning in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with the United Nations.


Nonfiction, Architecture, Engineering, 0582445469