Mr Lincoln's Army

An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky.This fully updated __Third Edition__ covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. With 432 printed pages and a 450-page electronic book, supplemented with Digital Extras, this package supplies the preliminary design tools and strategies for achieving Architecture 2030® carbon-neutral performance targets. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. * Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. * Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light. Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies 5 Copyright 6 Contents Overview 9 SWL Printed Contents, abbreviated 11 SWL Electronic Contents, abbreviated 13 Alphabetic Contents of Strategies, Techniques, Bundles, Synergies and High-Performance Assessments 17 Preface 21 Purpose and evolution of Sun, Wind & Light 21 Organizational changes in the third edition 22 A new intention: reversing building emissions 22 Buildings built today outlive their energy sources 24 Level of Archetypes 26 Level of Efficient Technology 27 Level of Passive Design 27 Level of High-Performance 28 Level of Green Power 28 New content in the third edition 28 Acknowledgements 30 Introduction 33 Premise 33 Limits of scope 34 Organization of the SWL resources 34 The multiple organizations of design knowledge 35 Anatomy of a Sun, Wind & Light design strategy 39 Rooms and Courtyards: Shape and Enclosure 39 Part I: Navigation 40 Navigation Matrix by Scale and Energy Topic 43 Strengths 43 Weakness 43 Navigation by Design Strategy Maps 47 Key Points 47 Strengths 47 Weaknesses 47 The nested hierarchy of the Design Strategy Maps 47 The example of daylighting 48 What the links and levels mean 49 An excerpt from the map 50 Thinking in terms of both analysis and context 51 Navigation by Climate 59 Bundle variations based on climate 58 Part II: Using Sun, Wind & Light 70 Buildings and Energy Use 73 Building loads and energy use 73 Load reduction strategies 73 Net-zero and net-positive EUI buildings 73 Integrated design 75 Using synergies to achieve net-zero and peak-zero, net-positive performance 77 Design Decision Chart for Net-Zero and Peak-Zero, Net-Positive Buildings 79 Conceptual breakdown of questions and synergies 81 Example of Design Decision Chart use 93 Remembering the Synergies 97 Part III: Synergies 98 S1 View Climate as a Resource 100 S2 Energy-Conscious Occupant Behaviors 102 S3 Resource-Rich Environments 104 S4 Spatial Zoning 106 S5 Thermal Sailing 108 S6 Multivalent Design 110 S7 Active Tailored System 112 Part IV: Bundles 114 Bundles Explained Relationships Among Strategies 117 Birth of the Bundle 117 Bundles as generalized solution types to recurring problems 117 What is a Bundle? 118 How to read a bundle diagram 118 Two broad types of Bundles 120 Situational variations 120 Bundles in the design process 121 Making Your Own Bundles 123 Some Fundamental Bundles 129 B1 Neighborhood of Light 130 Key Points 130 Context 130 Forces 130 Recommendations 130 Example 131 Core Strategies 132 Situational Strategies 132 Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates 132 Hot Climate Situational Strategies 134 Cold Climate Situational Strategies 135 Cold Climate Example 135 B2 Cooling Neighborhood 138 Key Points 138 Context 138 Forces 138 Recommendations 138 Core Strategies 139 Situational Strategies 141 Variations Based on Hot–Arid and Hot–Humid Climates 141 Hot-Humid Situational Strategies 141 Hot–Humid Example 141 Mixed–Humid Example 143 Hot–Arid Example 143 Hot-Arid Situational Strategies 143 Recommendations 144 B3 Solar Neighborhood 148 Key Points 148 Context 148 Forces 148 Core Strategies 149 Situational Strategies 150 Variations Based on Low and High Density Fabric 150 Low Density Situational Strategies 150 Low Density Fabric Example 151 High Density Fabric Situational Strategies 152 Examples 154 High Density Fabric Example 154 Recommendations 156 B4 Integrated Urban Patterns 158 Key Points 158 Forces 158 Recommendations 158 Core Strategies 161 Situational Strategies 163 Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates 163 Hot Climate Situational Strategies 163 Mixed Arid Climate Example 165 Cold Climate Situational Strategies 167 B5 Daylight Building 168 Key Points 168 Context 168 Forces 168 Recommendations 168 Core Strategies 170 Situational Strategies 171 Variations Based on Thin and Thick Plans 171 Thin Plan Situational Strategies 171 Thin Plan Example 171 Thick Plan Situational Strategies 174 Thick Plan Example 174 B6 Passively Cooled Building 176 Key Points 176 Context 176 Forces 176 Recommendations 176 Core Strategies 177 Situational Strategies 180 Variations Based on Hot-Humid and Hot-Arid Climates 177 Hot-Humid Situational Strategies 181 Hot-Humid Example 181 Hot-Arid Situational Strategies 184 Hot-Arid Example 184 B7 Passive Solar Building 186 Key Points 186 Context 186 Forces 186 Recommendations 186 Core Strategies 189 Situational Strategies 189 Variations Based on Thin Plan and Thick Plan Buildings 189 Thin Plan Example 189 Thin Plan Situational Strategies 191 Thick Plan Example 192 Thick Plan Situational Strategies 195 B8 Outdoor Microclimates 196 Key Points 196 Context 196 Forces 196 Recommendations 198 Core Strategies 199 Situational Strategies 199 Variations Based on Hot and Cold Climates 199 Hot Climate Situational Strategies 200 Hot Climate Example 200 Cold Climate Example 202 B9 Responsive Envelope 204 Key Points 204 Context 204 Forces 204 Recommendations 204 Core Strategies 205 Refiners for All Strategies 205 Situational Strategies 206 Variations Based on Hot-Humid, Hot-Arid and Cold Climates 206 Hot-Humid Situational Strategies 207 Hot-Humid Refiner Strategies 207 Warm-Humid Example 207 Hot-Arid Situational Strategies 209 Hot-Arid Refiner Strategies 209 Hot-Arid Example 210 Cold Climate Situational Strategies 210 Cold Climate Refiner Strategies 210 Cold Climate Example 212 Part V: Favorite Design Tools, condensed 214 Building Groups Scale 216 14 Daylight Spacing Angles 216 20 Building Spacing for Solar Access 218 Buildings Scale 220 54 Night Ventilation Potentials Map 220 57 Daylight Uniformity Rule 222 Building Parts Scale 224 74 Insulation Recommendations 224 75 Sizing Direct Thermal Storage 226 84 Passive Solar Glazing Area 228 85 Sizing Windows for Daylighting 230 86 Sizing Cross- and Stack-Ventilation 232 106 Glazing Recommendations 234 Part VI: Favorite Design Strategies, condensed 236 Unbuilt 238 A14 Energy Programming 238 A24 Bioclimatic Chart 240 Building Groups Scale 242 3 Topographic Microclimates 242 7 Loose Urban Patterns and Dense Urban Patterns 243 Buildings Scale 244 24 Migration 244 26 Cooling Zones 245 28 Heating Zones 246 29 Buffer Zones 247 30 Permeable Buildings 248 32 Locating Outdoor Rooms 250 33 Atrium Building 251 35 Thin Plan 252 37 Deep Sun 253 41 Daylight Zones 254 43 Rooms Facing the Sun and Wind 255 44 Cross-Ventilation Rooms 256 46 Evaporative Cooling Towers 257 48 Direct Gain Rooms 258 49 Sunspaces 259 53 Stack-Ventilation Rooms 260 54 Night-Cooled Mass 261 Building Parts Scale 262 60 Mass Arrangement 262 63 Layer of Shades 264 69 Ventilation Openings Arrangement 265 78 Photovoltaic Walls and Roofs 266 79 Solar Hot Water 267 91 External Shading 268 Part VII: High-Performance Buildings 270 P1 Energy Targets 272 Key Points 272 United States, Nonresidential Buildings 274 Canada, Nonresidential Buildings 279 United States, Residential Buildings 280 Canada, Residential Buildings 280 P2 Annual Energy Use 282 Key Points 282 Part One: Estimate Annual Heating Energy 284 Part Two: Estimate Annual Cooling Energy 287 P3 Net-Zero Energy Balance 290 Key Points 290 The Site Energy Balance Equation 291 P4 Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 296 Key Points 296 P5 Emissions Targets 300 Key Points 300 United States Residential Buildings 306 Canada, Residential Buildings 306 P6 Carbon-Neutral Buildings 308 Key Points 308 Appendices 313 Appendix A: SWL Printed Contents, detailed 315 Appendix B: SWL Electronic Contents, detailed 321 Appendix C: Abbreviations and Unit Conversions 331 Appendix D: Glossary 337 Appendix E: SWL Printed Bibliography 351 Indices 359 Subject Index 360 Designers and Precedents Index 407 Design Tools Index, tables, graphs, design guidelines 419 This Fully Updated Third Edition Covers Principles Of Designing Buildings That Use The Sun For Heating, Wind For Cooling, And Daylight For Natural Lighting. Using Hundreds Of Illustrations And Companion Cd-rom, This Book Offers Practical Strategies That Give The Designer The Tools They Need To Make Energy Efficient Buildings-- Introduction -- Navigation -- Using, Sun, Wind & Light -- Synergies -- Bundles -- Favorite Design Tools, Condensed -- Favorite Design Strategies, Condensed -- High-performance Buildings -- Detailed Design Strategies -- Detailed Analysis Techniques. G.z. Brown, Knight Professor, Department Of Architecture, University Of Oregon, Mark Dekay. Includes Index. Machine Generated Contents Note: What's On The Dvdi The Sustainable Design Navigator Using The Sustainable Design Navigator An Electronic Tool For Design Advice Queries 28 Analysis Techniques, 8.5 X 11 Printable 90 Design Strategies, 8.5 X 11 Printable Indexes, Searchable Bibliography, Searchableii Sustainable Design Resources Sun Charts And Sundials Climate Data And Analyses Energy Scheming 3.5 Software, Demo Version Additional Resourceswhat's In The Printed Bookiii Navigation Abbreviated Contents For The Printed Book Abbreviated Contents For The Dvd Detailed Contents For The Printed Book Detailed Contents For The Dvd Additional Navigation Methodsiv Using Sun, Wind & Light The Energetic Design Process Net-zero Energy And Carbon-neutral Design Selecting Bundles And Making Your Own Using The Sustainable Design Navigatorv The Fundamental Bundlesvi Quick Design Guidelinesvi Top 25 Design Strategies Appendix Bibliography Indexes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. With 432 printed pages and a 450-page electronic book, supplemented with Digital Extras, this package supplies the preliminary design tools and strategies for achieving Architecture 2030® carbon-neutral performance targets. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light. "Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research; organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: building groups, individual buildings, and building parts; brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools; and features: 109 analysis techniques and design strategies; more than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables; and both inch-pound and metric units."--BOOK JACKET.