The book "Introduction to Architectural science the basis of sustainable design" consists of four parts: 1 Heat (the thermal environ-ment), 2 Light (the luminous environment); 3 Sound (the sonic environment), and 4 Energy and resources. | Introduction to ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE the basis of sustainable design Introduction to ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE the basis of sustainable design Steven V. Szokolay Graphics assistance by Christopher Brisbin Architectural Press An imprint of Elsevier Science Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803 First published 2004 Copyright © 2004, Steven Szokolay. All rights reserved The right of Steven Szokolay to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Szokolay, Steven V. Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design 1. Architectural design 2. Buildings — Environmental engineering 3. Sustainable architecture I. Title 721 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0 7506 58495 For information on all Architectural Press publications visit our website at www/architecturalpress/com Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd. Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain