Das Dach ist die Urform menschlicher Behausungen, bei dem Holz als Baustoff für die Verwendung von Dachkonstruktionen - zumindest im Wohnhausbau - nach wie vor eine enorme Bedeutung zukommt. Aufgrund des geringen Gewichts, der schnellen Montage, der Elementierbarkeit und der mod…
Do energy-efficient cars have to be boring? Are green buildings necessarily unsightly? Is sustainability incompatible with beauty? Lance Hosey's answer is a resounding "no," and in "The Shape of Green" he argues that for far too long sustainable design has neglected aesthetics. …
Raumklimatechnik - Band 2: Raumluft- und Raumkühltechnik
by Rietschel, H., Fitzner, Klaus
fromVDI-Buch
Das vollständig überarbeitete Gesamtwerk "Rietschel Raumklimatechnik" führt den erstmals 1893 erschienenen "Leitfaden zum Berechnen und Entwerfen von Lüftungs- und Heizungsanlagen" von Hermann Rietschel fort. Die Raumklimatechnik umfasst die Raumheiztechnik, die in Band 3 beschr…
This academic study focuses the living space of the urban poor in İzmir through the Yeşildere region. Gecekondu areas in Turkey have emerged in 1950s with the immigration of people from rural to the city who migrate for reasons such as job, education and health care to meet the …
In tall single-storey steel structures such as sports facilities, airplane hangars, industrial buildings or warehouses, multi-tiered concentrically braced frames (MT-CBFs) are commonly used. MT-CBFs consist of a bracing system where multiple braced panels are stacked over each o…
The Saudi Government encourages pre-college education and allocates a generous part of its budget every year for enhancing its quality and for making it available for all citizens. The Ministry of Education implements the governmental policy towards educations and builds hundred…
Daylight affects occupants' visual performance in the indoor environment. The amount of daylight determines the quality of the interior. If daylighting is controlled properly, it provides comfortable and healthy spaces for the occupants. It is the primary light source of interio…
Built environment and residential units as part of it have a significant role in terms of understanding cultural structure with its transformation in historical process through spatial aspects. While transformation of urban settlements presents information related to urban cultu…
When developing restoration decisions for conservation of historic houses, determination of daylight performance of the spaces is important for new usage proposals. Among the rooms located around sofa in Anatolian historical houses, main room is the most spectacular space. It sh…