Our pocket reference books provide a wealth of practical information at your fingertips, whenever you need it. Rich in background detail, at-a-glance tables and diagrams, equations, and more, the Passive Solar Architecture Pocket Reference is a handy resource for architects, engineers and students.

Coverage includes:

definitions

load determinants and Responses

including world wide biomes and climates, building metabolism and response, thermal sources and sinks, passive building responses to sources and sinks, tuning the building to the environment, optimizing insulation & thermal mass for comfort

contextual aspects

including microclimate and siting, temperatures, humidity, wind, radiation and comfort parameters

passive components

including building envelope, passive solar terminology, orientation, apertures and glazing, thermal storage, thermal control and materials

design tools

including sun path diagrams, sun peg diagrams, air flow relationships, thermal modelling and life cycle design

specific functions

including passive heating, passive cooling and ventilation, natural lighting, passive water heating, resource collection and integrated design.