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How buildings work : the natural order of architecture /

Main Author: Allen, Edward.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Constructions > Technique de l'environnement.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
ARCHITECTURE > Security Design.
ARCHITECTURE > Project Management.
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504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 4 |a Cover -- Contents -- Prologue: Sustainable Building -- WHAT BUILDINGS DO -- 1. The Outdoor Environment -- 2. The Human Environment -- 3. The Concept of Shelter -- HOW BUILDINGS WORK -- 4. Building Function -- 5. Providing Water -- 6. Recycling Wastes -- 7. Providing for Thermal Comfort -- 8. Thermal Properties of Building Components -- 9. Controlling the Radiation of Heat -- 10. Controlling Air Temperature and Humidity -- 11. Controlling Air Movement -- 12. Keeping Water Out -- 13. Seeing and Illumination -- 14. Hearing and Being Heard -- 15. Providing Concentrated Energy -- 16. Fitting Buildings to People -- 17. Providing Structural Support -- 18. Providing for Building Movement -- 19. Controlling Fire -- 20. Getting a Building Built -- 21. Keeping a Building Alive and Growing -- 22. Building Components and Building Function -- Glossary -- Index. 
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