This book provides the data required for architects to design buildings that will maintain the users comfort in a variety of conditions, with minimal reliance on energy intensive methods like air conditioning.
Author Biography
Steven V Szokolay is an architect and energy and environmental consultant who, after some years of practice in Sydney and London, taught at Liverpool, Nairobi, London and Queensland, where he was founding Director of the Architectural Science Unit and Head of the Department of Architecture. He is co-author of the Manual for Tropical Housing and the author of over a dozen books, including Solar Energy and Building, Environmental Science Handbook for Architects and Thermal Design of Buildings.
