Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design (Chinese-English Version)

Author: Yao Runming, Stephen, 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 impacts 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. First, the authors introduce the climatic conditions of building design and issues related to comfort and productivity. Then, they present the concepts and methods of energy-efficient building design, including building envelopes, natural ventilation, solar energy utilization, natural lighting, and renewable energy. Finally, the authors introduce newly developed building design tools.
Chapter 4 introduces examples of sustainable urban and building design and construction worldwide. These best examples include both individual buildings and existing structures; they cover both single buildings and large communities, with main building types including office buildings, school buildings, hotel buildings, and residential buildings. The primary geographical locations and climatic characteristics cover most of the climate zones for building thermal design in China.