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A guide to essential window design issues, technologies, and applications for designers, specifiers, and builders.

The challenge in designing facades and selecting windows in commercial buildings is balancing many issues and criteria. This fact-packed guide outlines the basics of glazing selection and provides critical information and performance data on the energy efficiency, interior environment, technical, and life-cycle-cost considerations that drive window design decisions in commercial buildings.

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• Acknowledgments(p. 5)
• Chapter 1. Introduction to Windows in High-performance Buildings(p. 7)
• The Importance of Windows(p. 7)
• High-performance Sustainable Design(p. 10)
• Emerging Window Technologies, Systems, and Design Strategies(p. 14)
• Scope and Organization(p. 15)
• Chapter 2. Basic Issues in Window Selection and Design(p. 17)
• Introduction(p. 17)
• Energy-related Issues(p. 18)
• Human Factors Issues(p. 42)
• Technical Issues(p. 53)
• Chapter 3. Window Materials and Assemblies(p. 77)
• Introduction(p. 77)
• Glazing Materials(p. 78)
• Emerging Glazing Technologies(p. 93)
• Window Assemblies and Frame Materials(p. 102)
• Sun- and Light-control Elements(p. 108)
• Double-envelope Facades(p. 121)
• Toplighting(p. 124)
• Chapter 4. A Decision-making Process for Window Design(p. 129)
• Introduction(p. 129)
• A Method of Decision Making(p. 130)
• Impact of Climate on Window Design Decisions(p. 138)
• Impact of Building Type on Window Design Decisions(p. 142)
• Chapter 5. Window Design for Offices in a Cold Climate(p. 147)
• Introduction(p. 147)
• Orientation(p. 148)
• North-facing Perimeter Zones(p. 159)
• South-facing Perimeter Zones(p. 177)
• East- and West-facing Perimeter Zones(p. 198)
• Summary(p. 218)
• Chapter 6. Window Design for Offices in a Hot Climate(p. 222)
• Introduction(p. 222)
• Orientation(p. 223)
• North-facing Perimeter Zones(p. 234)
• South-facing Perimeter Zones(p. 252)
• East- and West-Facing Perimeter Zones(p. 273)
• Summary(p. 293)
• Chapter 7. Window Design for Schools(p. 297)
• Introduction(p. 297)
• School Window Design in a Cold Climate(p. 298)
• School Window Design in a Hot Climate(p. 314)
• Chapter 8. Case Studies(p. 330)
• Introduction(p. 330)
• Hoffmann La Roche Ltd. Office Building(p. 331)
• Seattle Justice Center(p. 334)
• Debis Tower(p. 338)
• Phoenix Central Library(p. 342)
• Florida Solar Energy Center(p. 346)
• Cambria Office Facility(p. 350)
• Xilinx Development Center(p. 354)
• Appendices
• A. Methodology for Generating Performance Data(p. 357)
• B. Lighting Controls(p. 370)
• C. Tools and Resources(p. 372)
• Glossary(p. 375)
• References and Bibliography(p. 384)
• Index(p. 394)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

John Carmody , professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, has coauthored ten books, including Window Systems for High Performance Buildings .


Stephen Selkowitz , who holds degrees in physics and environmental design, directs Windows and Daylight Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Dariush Arasteh , who holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering, is a staff scientist in the Windows and Daylighting Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.