Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The building design context : Design process -- Environmental resources -- Sites and resources -- Part II. Design fundamentals : Thermal comfort -- Indoor air quality -- Solar geometry and shading devices -- Heat flow -- Part III. Passive environmental systems : Daylighting -- Passive heating -- Passive cooling -- Integrating passive systems -- Part IV. Active environmental systems : Active climate control : HVAC components ; HVAC systems -- Lighting fundamentals : Physics of light ; Light and sound ; Quantity of light ; Quality of lighting ; Fundamentals of color -- Electric light sources : Incandescent lamps ; Gaseous discharge lamps ; Fluorescent lamps ; High-intensity discharge lamps ; Solid-state lighting ; Other electric lamps -- Lighting design process -- Electric lighting design : Luminaries ; Lighting control ; Detailed design procedures ; Evaluation -- Electric lighting applications : Residential occupancies ; Educational facilities ; Commercial interiors ; Industrial lighting ; Special lighting application topics -- Water and basic design -- Water supply -- Liquid waste -- Solid waste -- Part V. Acoustics : Fundamentals of architectural acoustics -- Sound in enclosed spaces : Absorption ; Room acoustics ; Room design ; Sound reinforcement systems -- Building noise control : Noise reduction ; Absorption ; Sound insulation ; Airborne sound ; Speech privacy ; Structure-borne noise ; Mechanical system noise control ; STC and IIC recommendations and criteria -- Outdoor acoustic considerations ; Reference material -- Part VI. Fire protection : Fire protection : Fire resistance, egress, and extinguishment ; Fire alarm systems -- Part VII. Electricity : Principles of electricity -- Electrical systems and materials: service and utilization -- Electrical systems and materials: wiring and raceways -- Electric wiring design -- Photovoltaic systems -- Part VIII. Signal systems : Signal systems : Private residential systems ; Multiple-dwelling systems ; School systems ; Office building systems ; Industrial building systems ; Automation ; Building physical security -- Part IX. Transportation : Vertical transportation: passenger elevators : General information ; Traction elevator equipment ; Hydraulic elevators ; Passenger interaction issues ; Elevator car control ; Elevator selection ; Physical properties and spatial requirements of elevators ; Power and energy ; Special considerations -- Vertical transportation: special topics : Special shaft arrangements ; Freight elevators ; Special elevator designs ; Materials handling -- Moving stairways and walks : Moving electric systems ; Moving walks and ramps -- Part X. Appendices : Metrication, SI units and conversions -- Climatic conditions for the United States, Canada, and Mexico -- Solar and daylighting design data -- Solar geometry -- Thermal properties of materials and assemblies -- Ventilation and infiltration -- Heating and colling design guidelines and information -- Standards/guidelines for energy- and resource-efficient building design performance -- Economic analysis -- Sound transmission data -- Design analysis software.

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