Climate Adaptability of Buildings Bioclimatic Design in the Light of Climate Change /

• Main Author: Košir, Mitja (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Sustainable architecture.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Building construction.; Climate change.; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.; Building Construction and Design.; Building Materials.; Building Physics, HVAC.; Climate Change.

This book examines bioclimatic design with a focus on the application of climate adaptability in the design of future buildings and renovation of existing energy-efficient buildings. It addresses the challenge of how to construct and renovate buildings so that they maintain desired performance even...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Why Do Buildings Matter?
• 2.Bioclimatic Design - Where to Start?
• 3.Climate - Bioclimatic Opportunities and Possibilities
• 4.Bioclimatic Potential - A Way to Determine Climate Adaptability
• 5. Bioclimatic strategies - a way to attain climate adaptability
• 6. Climate change and its implications for bioclimatic design.