Design Primer for Hot Climates

✍ Scribed by Allan Konya (Auth.)

• Publisher: Architectural Press
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Edition: New edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This highly practical book has been written to encourage design solutions that are in harmony with local climates & conditions: a matter of economic as well as aesthetic importance. The initial chapters explain the fundamentals of climate & comfort. Subsequent sections set out environmental design techniques: methods of dealing with hazards such as earthquakes, lightning and termites; and guidance on the use of locally available materials & technology. The emphasis throughout is on illustrated and tabulated practical advice, with many drawn examplesof building form & construction, and lists of suitable plant species

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Pages 2-3
Copyright, Page 4
Introduction, Page 7
Inside Front Cover, Page 8
Chapter 1 - Climate, zones and comfort, Pages 9-32
Chapter 2 - Design and climate, Pages 33-62
Chapter 3 - Regional hazards, Pages 63-86
Chapter 4 - Technology, Pages 87-109
Appendix 1 - Heat transfer—some basic calculations, Pages 110-112
Appendix 2 - Building research centres, Page 113
Appendix 3 - Plants for arid zones, Pages 114-120
Bibliography, Pages 121-128
Acknowledgements, Page 128
Index, Pages 129-132