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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Why Do Buildings Matter?; 1.1 The Built Environment; 1.1.1 Building as an Enclosure; 1.1.2 Structural System-The Backbone of a Building; 1.1.3 Building Envelope-The Environmental Mediator; 1.2 It Is All About Energy Use and Environmental Impact; 1.2.1 Energy-The Big Picture; 1.2.2 Energy-The Case of Buildings; 1.3 Summary and Key Notions; References; 2 Bioclimatic Design-Where to Start?; 2.1 Bioclimatic Architecture; 2.1.1 The Two Approaches to Bioclimatic Design; 2.2 Indoor Environment of Buildings
2.2.1 It Is Mostly About Occupant's Thermal Comfort2.3 Thermal Response of Buildings; 2.3.1 The Four Archetypical Building Envelopes; 2.4 Summary and Key Notions; References; 3 Climate-Bioclimatic Opportunities and Possibilities; 3.1 What Should Building Designers Know About the Climate?; 3.1.1 Climate as an Interaction of the Four "Spheres"; 3.2 The Sun and the Atmosphere; 3.2.1 Where in the Sky Is the Sun and Why Is This Important?; 3.2.2 Understanding the Atmosphere; 3.3 Climate Data and Spatial Distribution of Climate Types; 3.3.1 Hot-Humid Climate; 3.3.2 Hot-Arid Climate
3.3.3 Temperate Climate3.3.4 Cold Climate; 3.4 Anthropogenic Urban Climate Phenomena; 3.5 Summary and Key Notions; References; 4 Bioclimatic Potential-A Way to Determine Climate Adaptability; 4.1 Occupant + Climate = Bioclimatic Potential; 4.2 Bioclimatic Charts; 4.2.1 Influence of Solar Radiation on the Bioclimatic Potential; 4.3 Summary and Key Notions; References; 5 Bioclimatic Strategies-A Way to Attain Climate Adaptability; 5.1 Bioclimatic Strategies; 5.2 What to Do if You Are Losing Heat?; 5.2.1 Heat Retention Strategy; 5.2.2 Heat Admission Strategy
5.3 What to Do if You Are Gaining Heat?5.3.1 Heat Exclusion Strategy; 5.3.2 Heat Dissipation Strategy; 5.4 Determining Climate Adaptability of Buildings; 5.5 Summary and Key Notions; References; 6 Climate Change and Its Implications for Bioclimatic Design; 6.1 Natural and Anthropogenic Climate Change; 6.1.1 Climate Change Since the Last Glacial Period; 6.1.2 What Will Be the State of Climate in the Future?; 6.2 Climate Change and Bioclimatic Building Design; 6.2.1 Adapting Buildings to Climate Change; 6.2.2 How Will Energy Performance of Buildings Be Affected?; 6.3 Summary and Key Notions
2.2.1 It Is Mostly About Occupant's Thermal Comfort2.3 Thermal Response of Buildings; 2.3.1 The Four Archetypical Building Envelopes; 2.4 Summary and Key Notions; References; 3 Climate-Bioclimatic Opportunities and Possibilities; 3.1 What Should Building Designers Know About the Climate?; 3.1.1 Climate as an Interaction of the Four "Spheres"; 3.2 The Sun and the Atmosphere; 3.2.1 Where in the Sky Is the Sun and Why Is This Important?; 3.2.2 Understanding the Atmosphere; 3.3 Climate Data and Spatial Distribution of Climate Types; 3.3.1 Hot-Humid Climate; 3.3.2 Hot-Arid Climate
3.3.3 Temperate Climate3.3.4 Cold Climate; 3.4 Anthropogenic Urban Climate Phenomena; 3.5 Summary and Key Notions; References; 4 Bioclimatic Potential-A Way to Determine Climate Adaptability; 4.1 Occupant + Climate = Bioclimatic Potential; 4.2 Bioclimatic Charts; 4.2.1 Influence of Solar Radiation on the Bioclimatic Potential; 4.3 Summary and Key Notions; References; 5 Bioclimatic Strategies-A Way to Attain Climate Adaptability; 5.1 Bioclimatic Strategies; 5.2 What to Do if You Are Losing Heat?; 5.2.1 Heat Retention Strategy; 5.2.2 Heat Admission Strategy
5.3 What to Do if You Are Gaining Heat?5.3.1 Heat Exclusion Strategy; 5.3.2 Heat Dissipation Strategy; 5.4 Determining Climate Adaptability of Buildings; 5.5 Summary and Key Notions; References; 6 Climate Change and Its Implications for Bioclimatic Design; 6.1 Natural and Anthropogenic Climate Change; 6.1.1 Climate Change Since the Last Glacial Period; 6.1.2 What Will Be the State of Climate in the Future?; 6.2 Climate Change and Bioclimatic Building Design; 6.2.1 Adapting Buildings to Climate Change; 6.2.2 How Will Energy Performance of Buildings Be Affected?; 6.3 Summary and Key Notions