Ebook: Sustainable architectural design: an overview

Introduction -- Rationale for sustainable architecture -- Lessons from nature -- Principles and philosophy -- Critical perspectives -- Principal sustainable building design ideas -- Passive heating: energy from sun -- Passive cooling: sun control, orientation and ventilation -- Passive cooling: air and water systems -- Ground source and other heating and cooling -- Sustainable technologies: works in progress -- Site: selection and analysis -- Site: landscape design -- Thermal impact of urban infrastructure -- Site: placement of buildings -- Site: building clusters -- Building envelope: thermal loads -- The role of insulation -- Sustainable materials and minimizing waste -- Walls and superstructure -- Windows and high-performance glazing -- Floors and roofs -- Lighting design -- HVAC design -- Indoor air quality -- Water and waste management -- Evaluation of sustainable buildings -- Energy sources and sustainability audit -- Case Studies -- Conclusion.