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Heerwagen
Passive and Active Environmental Controls: Informing the Schematic Designing of Buildings
Dean Heerwagen, University of Washington


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1 Designing to Control Building Environments
2 The Basics of Heat Transfer
3 Establishing Thermal Comfort
4 Weather and Climate (As Determinants of Building Form)
5 Guidelines and Other Approximations for Creating Buildings with Good Thermal

Performances
6 The Physics of Light
7 What Do We See?
8 Using the Sky as a Light Source
9 Guidelines for Creating Buildings with Good Daylighting
10 The Fundamentals of Sound
11 Hearing and Speech
12 Noise in the Built and Natural Environments
13 Guidelines for Controlling Sound and Noise in the Built Environment

A HVAC Systems for Buildings
B Small-building HVAC Systems and Related Issues
C Services and Systems for Achieving Fire Safety and Protection
D Electrical Systems for Buildings
E Plumbing Systems in Buildings
F Systems for Conveying People in Buildings