Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice

by Michael Humphreys, Fergus Nicol, Susan Roaf

The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product' produced by machines and run on cheap energy. In a world where fossil fuels are becoming ever scarcer and more expensive, and the climate more extreme, the challenge of designing comfortable buildings today requires a new approach.

This timely book is the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415691591
• ISBN13: 9780415691598
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.6"