TOWARDS ZERO ENERGY ARCHITECTURE: NEW SOLAR DESIGN

This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approachesto solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energyuse. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change,design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performancestandards while at the same time developing an environmental aesthetic.The book showcases ten award-winning buildings to illustrate the aestheticand technological design integration of solar response in contemporaryzero-energy and low-energy architecture. Towards Zero-Energy Architectureis a much-needed call for the design professions to redefine architectureto help solve ecological problems.