Effective Daylighting with High-Performance Facades Emerging Design Practices /

• Main Authors: Konis, Kyle (Author), Selkowitz, Stephen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Design.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Efficiency.; Building Construction and Design.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Design, general.

The book explores advanced building-facade daylighting design practices based on diverse energy and human-factor performance metrics. It also defines effective daylighting by rethinking the simplified approach to glazing and facade systems to incorporate the local climate and the needs of building o...

Table of Contents:

• The Challenge of Effective Daylighting
• The Role of Metrics in Performance-based Design
• Innovative Daylighting Systems
• A Performance-based Design and Delivery Process
• Case Studies
• Validating Performance from the Perspective of End Users.