Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies

Design net-zero energy buildings that heat and power with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky The updated sustainable design classic Doubled content Focused on designing for Architecture 2030® carbon-neutral performance targets Tools to connect related strategies. Part I–VII: 400-page printed book Multiple aids for navigation A new knowledge structure for net-zero design 7 synergies and 9 strategy bundles 6 high-performance buildings assessments Condensed versions of favorite strategies and tools Part VIII–IX: 450-page electronic book (free download) Searchable PDF documents Over 100 preliminary design strategies 29 design analysis techniques Digital Extras (free download) The SWL Tools spreadsheet for net-zero design (62 pages) Climate Calendar data spreadsheets for the U.S. (28 cities) 700 pages of Climatic Context reports for U.S. climate regions

WHAT′S ON THE DVD I THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NAVIGATOR • Using the Sustainable Design Navigator an electronic tool for design advice queries • 28 Analysis Techniques, 8.5 x 11 printable • 90 Design Strategies, 8.5 x 11 printable • Indexes, searchable • Bibliography, searchable II SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESOURCES • Sun Charts and Sundials • Climate Data and Analyses • Energy Scheming 3.5 software, demo version • Additional Resources WHAT′S IN THE PRINTED BOOK III NAVIGATION • Abbreviated Contents for the Printed Book • Abbreviated Contents for the DVD • Detailed Contents for the Printed Book • Detailed Contents for the DVD • Additional Navigation Methods IV USING SUN, WIND & LIGHT • The Energetic Design Process • Net–Zero Energy and Carbon–Neutral Design • Selecting Bundles and Making Your Own • Using the Sustainable Design Navigator V THE FUNDAMENTAL BUNDLES VI QUICK DESIGN GUIDELINES VI TOP 25 DESIGN STRATEGIES • Appendix • Bibliography • Indexes

MARK DeKAY is a registered architect and Associate Professor of architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a Fulbright Scholar, a Climate Reality Leadership Corps member, author of Integral Sustainable Design: Transformative Perspectives and editor of the UT/RedVector.com online Sustainable Design and Green Building continuing education program. G. Z. BROWN is a registered architect and Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon. He is director of the UO Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory (ESBL) in Portland and Eugene and coauthor of InsideOut: Design Procedures for Passive Environmental Technologies and Natural Ventilation in Northwest Buildings.