Climate and Building Design - Design

References

Further information about climate and comfortable low-energy housing.

Your local Council library will have books about it.
Some useful books are: ENERGY EFFICIENT AUSTRALIAN HOUSING, second edition, 1997, available from Australian Government Publication Service bookshops, $24-95

TROPICAL LIVING, 1993, available from the NT Power and Water Authority, gratis, (089) 882 7387

CLIMATIC DATA AND ITS USE IN DESIGN, Steven Szokolay, from RAIA bookshops, $15 Suitable trees for bush-fire prone areas; flood-prone areas; contact your local Council

Other sites to visit are: - The Commonwealth DPIE’s SWITCHED-ON HOUSE http://netenergy.dpie.gov.au/house.html provides information on energy-efficient house design, low-energy appliances and more.

The building energy efficiency program at the California Institute of Energy Efficiency (http://eande.lbl.gov/CIEE/PV94/BEE/bee.homepage.html) may also be of interest.

Cyburbia - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center (http://www.arch.buffalo.edu/pairc/) contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and architecture.

The Rocky Mountain Institute at www.solstice.crest.org/efficiency/rmi/rmi_green_development.html

The Arid Lands Newsletter from Arizona University’s Architecture Department is well worth a look.(http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/TOC36.html)

Down-to-earth instruction (pun intended) on designing and building an earth-sheltered home are at The Earth Sheltered Home Design at http://www.usit.net/public/pinecrst/text/design.htm

The PG & E Energy Centre at http://www.pge.com/customer_services/other/pec/ has useful advice on designing low energy commercial buildings.