Description
📘 Book Information
Title: Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 9780470945780
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: February 3, 2014
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Price: $114.75 (US SRP, 10% Discount)
Returnable: Yes
📖 About this Book
This fully updated Third Edition provides a comprehensive guide to designing buildings that effectively utilize natural environmental resources. It focuses on integrating solar energy for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for illumination into architectural design.
With hundreds of illustrations, the book delivers practical strategies that help architects and designers create energy-efficient, sustainable buildings. It bridges theory and application, making complex environmental design principles accessible and usable in real-world projects.
📑 Table of Contents
(Representative topics based on the book’s scope)
- Climate and Environmental Design Principles
- Solar Geometry and Passive Solar Heating
- Thermal Performance and Energy Conservation
- Natural Ventilation and Airflow Strategies
- Daylighting Design and Visual Comfort
- Integration of Environmental Systems in Architecture
- Sustainable Design Case Studies
📝 Editorial Reviews
This edition is widely recognized as a foundational resource in sustainable architecture. It is praised for its clear diagrams, practical methodology, and comprehensive coverage of passive design strategies.
The book equips designers with the tools needed to reduce energy consumption while enhancing occupant comfort, making it both academically rigorous and professionally relevant.
🎓 Course Relevance
This title is commonly used in courses such as:
- Environmental Control Systems
- Sustainable Architecture / Green Building Design
- Building Science and Technology
- Architectural Design Studio (Environmental Focus)
It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate-level architecture programs, as well as professional reference.
✨ Hesed Note
A must-have core text for any architecture or sustainability collection. This book stands out for its balance of technical depth and practical application, making it valuable not only for students but also for practicing architects aiming to design with nature in mind.
✨ Your purchase provides one week of course materials for a Hesed student.
📖 Handpicked by Hesed University faculty as essential reading for our programs.
🕊️ All proceeds directly support the mission and growth of Hesed University.
