Housing, Climate and Comfort – Book Overview
Housing, Climate and Comfort delves into the critical relationship between climate-responsive architecture, housing design, and thermal comfort. Authored by leading experts in the field, this book presents practical strategies, theoretical frameworks, and real-world case studies that explore how housing environments can be optimized to adapt to local climatic conditions.
Whether you are a student of architecture, an urban planner, a civil engineer, or a researcher in sustainable design, this book offers valuable insights on:
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Principles of climate-responsive housing
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Understanding thermal comfort and environmental impact
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Integrating passive design strategies into modern architecture
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Sustainable materials and construction practices
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The role of climate change in housing design
Key Features:
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Focused on environmental design and comfort
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Rich in case studies and diagrams
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Academic and practical applications
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Published by STM Journals – trusted academic publisher
Who Should Read This Book?
This book is an essential reference for:
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Architects & Designers
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Urban & Rural Planners
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Sustainable Development Professionals
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Civil Engineers & Builders
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Students and Academics in Environmental Science or Architecture
Upgrade your understanding of sustainable housing with this expertly curated book on housing, climate, and human comfort.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta (Ph.D., (Arch), M.Planning, B.Arch.) is an Architect-Urban Planner with more than 16 years of industrial and teaching experience. Presently he is Associate Professor and Former Head, Department of Architecture (on rotation) in School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, India. Research areas are passive design strategies for thermal comfort in dwellings, energy efficiency in buildings, Vernacular Architecture and Sustainability in Urban Planning. He has got quite a few Scopus and WoS indexed publications in Routledge, Elsevier and Springer Nature.
He is in Editor/Member/Reviewer of a few journals including Environmental Progress (Wiley). He is Certified LEED-IGBC Accredited Professional (AP) Since May 2010 (Indian Green Building Council AP). He is passionate about climate responsive
architecture and feels that all buildings should naturally respond to climate along with the cultural settings. His mix of industrial experience, academic-teaching and research has led to certain insights, as presented in this book.
RESEARCHER ID s:
• ORCID ID – 0000-0002-8134-4926
• Researcher ID: L-9600-2017
• Scopus Author ID: 56643977600
• Google Scholar Id—-gZs18gkAAAAJ
FEATURES OF THE BOOK
• An overview of climatic elements that an Architect needs to understand to help create climate-responsive designs.
• The concept of bio-climate, how climate affects occupant’s biology vis-a-vis thermal comfort (building bio-climatic chart).
• Understanding sequential study of macro-climatic elements, micro-climatic elements (site-specific), impact on indoor thermal comfort and finally through appropriate architectural interventions, designing appropriate climate – Responsive dwellings.
• Relevant for students, researchers and especially to those architects who want to get some guidelines for designing climate-responsive buildings.
- Long/Short/MCQ questions and answers.
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