Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design - (Chinese-English Parallel Version)

Author: Yao Runming et al. Kun. Stimos Li Baizhan
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This is a comprehensive book on key issues of sustainable building design, targeted at Chinese readers. The book consists of 4 chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the impact of climate change, as well as the challenges and roles that building professionals face in sustainable urban and building design. It also provides information on China's building energy consumption. Chapter 2 focuses on urban design issues, such as urban form, urban density, and urban microclimate. It discusses energy supply and demand, as well as urban comfort. Chapter 3 primarily covers energy-efficient building design. Chapter 4 introduces examples of sustainable urban and building design and construction worldwide. These best examples include both individual buildings and large communities, primarily covering building types such as office buildings, school buildings, hotel buildings, and residential buildings. The main geographical locations and climatic characteristics cover most of the climate zones for building thermal design in China.
[Target Audience] This book is suitable for architects, planners, and related scholars and experts.
[Table of Contents] Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sustainable Urban Design; Chapter 3: Building Energy Efficiency Design; Chapter 4: Excellent Examples of Energy-Efficient Building Design.