Heating with wolves, cooling with cacti thermo-bio-architectural framework (ThBA) / Negin Imani, Brenda Vale.

Author/creator Imani, Negin, 1983-
Other author Vale, Brenda.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2022.
Description1 online resource (viii, 250 pages)
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Subjects

Contents Building energy use and climate change -- Thermal issues and building design -- Biomimicry and its approaches to energy-efficient building design -- Linking biology and buildings -- Developing a structure for the ThBA -- Thermoregulation in nature -- Parallels in building design -- Testing the ThBA -- Developing a framework for bio-Inspired 226 energy-efficient building design.
Abstract "The book highlights the absence of a systematic process for problem-based biomimetic architectural design. While existing biomimetic design approaches are metaphorical and non-methodological, this book presents a cross-disciplinary bio-inspired design tool that for the first time connects architecture to biology with the aim of designing biomimetic energy-efficient buildings. The proposed tool is a framework consisting of a comprehensive list of generalised thermal adaptation strategies used by plants and animals. The systematic design process introduced in this book enables those seeking innovative solutions to overcome thermal challenges in buildings to find relevant thermoregulatory strategies in nature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Heating with wolves, cooling with cacti Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. 9780367534387
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021702147
ISBN9781000541908 ebook
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