Description:Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament explores the history of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster from an environmental design perspective, and the role David Boswell Reid played in the development of the original ventilation and climate control system in parliament.This book re-traces and critically examines the evolution of the environmental principles underlying the design of the Houses of Parliament, engaging with fundamental questions about air quality, energy efficiency, and thermal comfort. This yields insights into the historic methods of environmental design that were characterised by physical experimentation and post-occupancy evaluation. Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament examines the history of the buildings' operation, studying the practical reality of its performance in use and offers the opportunity to reflect on current challenges faced by architects and engineers adapting to the realities of climate change.This book is an ideal read for academics, politicians, and practitioners with an interest in architectural history and heritage, theory, engineering, and conservation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: David Boswell Reid and Disruptive Environmentalism (Routledge Research in Architecture). To get started finding Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: David Boswell Reid and Disruptive Environmentalism (Routledge Research in Architecture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: David Boswell Reid and Disruptive Environmentalism (Routledge Research in Architecture)
Description: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament explores the history of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster from an environmental design perspective, and the role David Boswell Reid played in the development of the original ventilation and climate control system in parliament.This book re-traces and critically examines the evolution of the environmental principles underlying the design of the Houses of Parliament, engaging with fundamental questions about air quality, energy efficiency, and thermal comfort. This yields insights into the historic methods of environmental design that were characterised by physical experimentation and post-occupancy evaluation. Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament examines the history of the buildings' operation, studying the practical reality of its performance in use and offers the opportunity to reflect on current challenges faced by architects and engineers adapting to the realities of climate change.This book is an ideal read for academics, politicians, and practitioners with an interest in architectural history and heritage, theory, engineering, and conservation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: David Boswell Reid and Disruptive Environmentalism (Routledge Research in Architecture). To get started finding Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: David Boswell Reid and Disruptive Environmentalism (Routledge Research in Architecture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.