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Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture

Princeton Architectural Press By Kiel Moe

8-1/2 x 11 in; 240 pp ; 250 color images
Hardcover
ISBN 9781568988801
ISBN10 156898880X
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$55.00  

Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture -- In the architecture profession's ongoing quest for sustainability, it is often the most fundamental practices that require rethinking. Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture, the groundbreaking new study by 2009 Rome Prize-winning architect Kiel Moe, argues that water, with its higher density, is far better at capturing and channeling energy than air. By separating the heating and cooling of a building from its ventilation, the building's structure itself becomes the primary thermal system. This transformation of energy and building practices triggers a cascading set of possibilities for a building's health, structure, and durability. The first and only book of its kind, Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture details ten contemporary case studies, from some of today's most innovative architects.