Koen Steemers: 3 books
Energy and Environment in Architecture
A Technical Design Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
A unique and revolutionary text which explains the principles behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make...
Daylight Design of Buildings
A Handbook for Architects and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the study of some sixty buildings, this design manual has been developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles which lie behind successful daylight design. These principles are illustrated with examples drawn from the case...
by Dean Hawkes, with Jane McDonald, Koen Steemers
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
The complex art of architecture embraces all of the concerns of the world's cultures. It meets the fundamental needs for shelter from the elements, but, almost from its origins, has acquired other purposes and meanings. The Selective Environment is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural...