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Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture
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Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Kiel Moe


From the publisher

In the architecture profession's ongoing quest for sustainability, it is often the most fundamental practices that require rethinking. Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture, the groundbreaking new study by 2009 Rome Prize-winning architect Kiel Moe, argues that water, with its higher density, is far better at capturing and channeling energy than air. By separating the heating and cooling of a building from its ventilation, the building's structure itself becomes the primary thermal system. This transformation of energy and building practices triggers a cascading set of possibilities for a building's health, structure, and durability. The first and only book of its kind, Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture details ten contemporary case studies, from some of today's most innovative architects.

Details

  • Title Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture
  • Author Kiel Moe
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton Architectural Press, New York
  • Date 2010-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781568988801 / 156898880X
  • Weight 2.72 lbs (1.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.25 x 8.75 x 1 in (28.58 x 22.23 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Sustainable architecture, Heat - Transmission
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009021871
  • Dewey Decimal Code 720.472