Form follows energy : using natural forces to maximize performance / Brian Cody.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Architecture is energy. Lines drawn on paper to represent architectural intentions also imply decades and sometimes centuries of associated energy and material flows. Form Follows Energy is about the relationship between energy and the form of our built environment. It examines the optimisation of energy flows in building and urban design and the implications for form and configuration. It speaks to both architectural and engineering audiences and offers for the first time a truly interdisciplinary overview on the subject, explaining the complex relationships between energy and architecture in an easy to follow manner and using simple diagrams to show how energy design strategies can be used to maximize the energy performance of our built environment, while at the same time leading to new aesthetic qualities and radically new forms in architecture and urban design. Case studies are used to illustrate the theory. The books philosophy is based on the guiding principles underlying nearly 30 years work in practice, research and teaching. It is relatively easy to make something simple seem complicated. To make a complex topic seem simple and easily understandable is far more of a challenge and this is the aim of this book.

Architektur ist Energie. Architektonische Entw�urfe entscheiden oft f�ur Jahrzehnte und manchmal Jahrhunderte �uber den damit verbundenen Energie- und Materialverbrauch. Form Follows Energy analysiert das Verh�altnis zwischen Energiestr�omen und der Form unserer gebauten Umwelt. Es untersucht die Optimierung der Energiefl�usse in Architektur und St�adtebau und ermittelt daraus neue Ans�atze. Die komplexen Zusammenh�ange zwischen Architektur und Energie werden in Fallstudien veranschaulicht. Handgezeichnete Diagramme zeigen auf, wie Energieplanungsstrategien genutzt werden k�onnen, um maximale Energieeffizienz zu erzielen. Der Autor greift in seiner Darstellung auf fast 30 Jahre Praxis, Lehre und Forschung zur�uck und stellt ein komplexes Thema f�ur Architekten und Bauingenieure leicht verst�andlich dar.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.