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Bioclimatic housing : innovative designs for warm climates / edited by Richard Hyde. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, ©2008. - xxxvi, 440 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions, concepts and principles / Richard Hyde and Harald N. Røstvik -- Trends, promotion and performance / Peter Woods [and others] -- The Mediterranean : a cool temperate climate / Francesca Sartogo and Valerio Calderaro -- Adelaide : a warm continental climate / Veronica Soebarto -- Tehran : a hot arid climate / Valid Ghobadian, Neda Taghi and Mehrnoush Godsi -- Tokyo : a warm temperate climate / Nobuyuki Sunaga [and others] -- Brisbane : a subtropical climate / Richard Hyde [and others] -- Kuala Lumpur : a hot humid climate / Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad -- Design, elements and strategies / Nobuyuki Sunaga [and others] -- Green technologies, performance and integration / Nathan Groenhout [and others].

ISBN: 9781138173682 1844072843 9781844072842

LCCN: 2006006997

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ecological houses.
Solar houses.
Architecture and climate.
Vernacular architecture.
Temperate climate.
Arid regions.
Construction industry--Appropriate technology.
Global warming.
Changement climatique.
Industrie de la construction.
Architecture.
Energie solaire.
Construction de logements.
Zones arides.
Zones tempérées.
Architecture and climate.
Arid regions.
Climatology.
Construction industry--Appropriate technology.
Ecological houses.
Global warming.
Solar houses.
Temperate climate.
Vernacular architecture.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tropics--Climate.
Tropics.

LC Class. No.: TH4860 / .B57 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 720/.47