Insulating Modernism : Isolated and Non-Isolated Thermodynamics in Architecture.

By: Moe, KielMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Basel/Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (320 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783038216452Subject(s): Architecture and energy conservation | Buildings -- Thermal properties | Insulation (Heat) | Modern movement (Architecture)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Insulating Modernism : Isolated and Non-Isolated Thermodynamics in ArchitectureDDC classification: 621.402/4 LOC classification: TH1715 -- .M54 2014ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Foreword. Iñaki Abalos -- Buildings are Non-isolated, Transient Structures of Dissipation: A Reckoning in the Form of an Introduction -- A History of Heat Transfer in Buildings -- A Material History of Insulation in Modernity -- Physiology, Insulation, Climate, and Pedagogy -- The Architecture of Dissipation -- A Dissipative Epilogue: Breathing Walls, by Salmaan Craig -- Conclusion: The Metabolic Rift, Gift & Shift of Architecture's Necessary Excess -- Acknowledgements -- Illustration Credits -- About the Author -- Index of Persons, Firms, and Institutions -- Index of Buildings and Objects.
Summary: What is the best way to achieve sustainable energy savings in buildings? The mainstream construction industry has been saying for decades: it's insulation. Today there is a growing movement among architects who claim that, by contrast, it isintelligent design thatprovides the best energetic results. This book describes the history, theory and facts of the mainstream insulation technology and the emerging alternative design approaches.
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Intro -- Foreword. Iñaki Abalos -- Buildings are Non-isolated, Transient Structures of Dissipation: A Reckoning in the Form of an Introduction -- A History of Heat Transfer in Buildings -- A Material History of Insulation in Modernity -- Physiology, Insulation, Climate, and Pedagogy -- The Architecture of Dissipation -- A Dissipative Epilogue: Breathing Walls, by Salmaan Craig -- Conclusion: The Metabolic Rift, Gift & Shift of Architecture's Necessary Excess -- Acknowledgements -- Illustration Credits -- About the Author -- Index of Persons, Firms, and Institutions -- Index of Buildings and Objects.

What is the best way to achieve sustainable energy savings in buildings? The mainstream construction industry has been saying for decades: it's insulation. Today there is a growing movement among architects who claim that, by contrast, it isintelligent design thatprovides the best energetic results. This book describes the history, theory and facts of the mainstream insulation technology and the emerging alternative design approaches.

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

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