This book is a guide to a sustainable design process that moves from theory, to site and energy use, to building systems, and finally to evaluation and case studies, so you can integrate design and technology for effective sustainable building. Kuppaswamy Iyengar shows you how to get it right the first time, use free energy systems, and utilise technologies that minimize fossil fuel use. Each chapter has a sustainable design overview, technical details and strategies marked by clear sections, a summary, and further resources. Heavily illustrated with charts, tables, drawings, photographs, and case studies, the book shows technologies and concepts integrated into cohesive project types, from small and large office spaces to single and multiuse residences, hospitals, schools, restaurants, and warehouses to demonstrate implementing your designs to meet clients’ needs now and for the future.

Includes an overview of alternate assessment and evaluation systems such as BREEAM, CASBEE, GBTool, Green Globes alongside LEED, ECOTECT, energy 10, HEED and eQuest simulation programs. The guide reveals the importance of the building envelope—walls, superstructure, insulation, windows, floors, roofs, and building materials—on the environmental impact of a building, and has a section on site systems examining site selection, landscape design, thermal impact, and building placement.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Rationale For Sustainable Buildings 1.1. Rationale for Sustainable Buildings 1.2. Lessons From Nature 1.3. Principles And Philosophy 1.4. Critical Perspectives 2. Passive Sustainable Design Ideas/Tools 2.1. Principle Sustainable Building Design Ideas 2.2. Passive Heating – Energy From Sun 2.3. Passive Cooling - Sun Control, Orientation and Ventilation 2.4. Passive Cooling – Air and Water Systems 2.5. Ground Source and Other Heating & Cooling 2.6. Sustainable Technologies: Works in Progress 3. Site Issues 3.1. Selection and Analysis 3.2. Landscape Design 3.3. Thermal Impact of Urban Infrastructure 3.4. Placement of Buildings 3.5. Building Clusters 4. Building Envelope 4.1. Thermal Loads 4.2. Role of Insulation 4.3. Sustainable Materials/Construction 4.4. Walls and Superstructure 4.5. Windows 4.6. Floors and Roofs 5. Active Environmental Systems 5.1. Lighting Design 5.2. HVAC Design 5.3. Indoor Air Quality 5.4. Water and Waste Management 6. Evaluation Tools & Examples 6.1. Evaluation of Sustainable Buildings 6.2. Energy Sources and Sustainability Audits 6.3 Case Studies. Conclusion. List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Charts. Index