Environmental science in building / 6th ed.

Table Of Contents:
Preface vi
How to use this book viii

Part I Core Topics 1(300)

The Environment 3(10)

The built environment 4(2)

Climate 6(5)

Environmental comfort 11(2)

Thermal Effects in Buildings 13(26)

Thermal insulation 14(5)

Insulation values 19(10)

Thermal bridging 29(5)

Structural temperatures 34(5)

Energy Use in Buildings 39(33)

Energy use 40(2)

Thermal comfort 42(5)

Heat losses 47(8)

Heat gains 55(4)

Energy balance 59(5)

Energy regulations 64(8)

Air Control in Buildings 72(36)

Ventilation 73(5)

Humidity 78(9)

Condensation in buildings 87(4)

Condensation conditions 91(9)

Refrigerators and heat pumps 100(8)

Properties of Lighting 108(18)

Measurement of lighting 109(11)

Colour 120(6)

Artificial Lighting 126(22)

Lamps 127(8)

Luminaires 135(3)

Lighting design 138(10)

Natural Lighting 148(11)

Natural light sources 149(1)

Daylight factors 150(6)

Combined lighting 156(3)

Aspects of Sound 159(18)

Measurement of sound levels 160(7)

Attenuation of sound 167(5)

Nature of hearing 172(5)

Noise and Sound Insulation 177(36)

Measurement of noise 178(10)

Noise control 188(2)

Noise transfer 190(3)

Sound insulation 193(20)

Room Acoustics 213(19)

Acoustic principles 214(1)

Reflection 215(4)

Absorption 219(4)

Reverberation 223(9)

Electricity Supplies 232(19)

Electrical principles 233(7)

Power supplies 240(11)

Water Supplies 251(16)

Natural waters 252(3)

Hardness of water 255(2)

Sources of water 257(2)

Water treatment 259(6)

Water installations 265(2)

Waste Water 267(13)

Drainage systems 268(2)

Nature of waste water 270(2)

Waste water treatment 272(5)

Options for sewage treatment 277(3)

Green Buildings 280(21)

Climate around buildings 281(6)

Resources for buildings 287(1)

Carbon and energy management 288(3)

Pollution 291(3)

Sick and healthy buildings 294(2)

Future buildings 296(5)

Part II Resources 301(82)

Resource 1 Science Information 303(8)

Units 303(3)

Chemical processes 306(5)

Resource 2 Principles of Heat 311(19)

Nature of heat 311(11)

Heat transfer 322(4)

Gases and vapours 326(4)

Resource 3 Principles of Light and Sound 330(11)

Nature of light 330(2)

Nature of vision 332(3)

Nature of sound 335(6)

Resource 4 Principles of Electricity 341(21)

Current electricity 341(13)

Magnetism 354(5)

Induction 359(3)

Resource 5 Principles of Water Technology 362(17)

Fluids at rest 362(5)

Fluid flow 367(3)

Fluid energy 370(9)

Resource 6 References 379(4)

General built environment 379(1)

Green and sustainable buildings 380(1)

Energy, insulation and services 380(1)

Noise and acoustics 381(1)

Water and drainage 381(1)

Professional Bodies: UK and Ireland 381(1)

Standards Organisations 381(2)
Index 383