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Sustainable Urban Housing in China Principles and Case Studies for Low-Energy Design /

ENCOUNTERING SUSTAINABILITY IN CHINA Yung-Ho Chang What I am writing is by no means a typical foreword. Instead of introducing the work outside of Beijing, we enclosed a courtyard with buildings and hillside to create a of my colleagues in the Department of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Glicksman, Leon. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lin, Juintow. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, 9
Subjects:
Mechanical engineering.
Geography.
Architecture.
Environment.
Mechanical Engineering.
Geography, general.
Architecture, general.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Environment, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4786-2
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Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • Sustainability and the Building Sector
  • China — Environment and Culture
  • Design Principles
  • Design Principles for Sustainable Urban Housing in China
  • Materials and Construction for Low-Energy Buildings in China
  • Technical Findings
  • Low-Energy Building Design
  • Wind in Building Environment Design
  • Design of Natural Ventilation with CFD
  • Light and Shading
  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies
  • Case Study One — Beijing Prototype Housing
  • Case Study Two — Beijing Star Garden
  • Case Study Three - Shanghai Taidong Residential Quarter
  • Case Study Four - Shenzhen Wonderland Phase IV
  • Case Study Five — Beijing Hui Long Guan
  • Future Steps
  • Future Steps.

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