Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort (Routledge International Handbooks)

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Synopsis
This book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical environments, including temperature, light, air-quality, acoustics and so forth. It is of importance not only to the comfort people feel indoors, but also the success of any building as an environment for its stated purpose. The way in which comfort is produced and perceived has a profound effect on the energy use of a building and its resilience to the increasing dangers posed by extreme weather events, and power outages caused by climate change. Research on thermal comfort is particularly important not only for the health and well-being of occupants but because energy used for temperature control is responsible for a large part of the total energy budget of the built environment. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the vulnerabilities of the thermal comfort system; how and why are buildings failing to provide safe and agreeable thermal environments at an affordable price? Achieving comfort in buildings is a complex subject that involves physics, behaviour, physiology, energy conservation, climate change, and of course architecture and urban design. Bringing together the related disciplines in one volume lays strong, multi-disciplinary foundations for new research and design directions for resilient 21st century architecture. This book heralds workable solutions and emerging directions for key fields in building the resilience of households, organisations and populations in a heating world.
Copyright:
2022

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
632 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000553635
Related ISBNs:
9781003244929, 9781032155975, 9781032156057
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Fergus Nicol, Hom Bahadur Rijal and Susan Roaf
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Business and Finance, Education, Earth Sciences, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Fergus Nicol
Edited by:
Hom Bahadur Rijal
Edited by:
Susan Roaf

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