| Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance Contributor(s): Arasteh, Dariush (Author), Carmody, John (Author), Heschong, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393732258 ISBN-13: 9780393732252 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: The authoritative guide for homeowners and builders, updated and expanded, with new photographs and diagrams. This guide provides all the information necessary to evaluate windows and make intelligent choices. It includes revised energy-performance and cost information for more locations; advances in emerging technologies; revised and expanded sections on comfort, durability, and life-cycle performance; new information on window installation methods, building codes, and impact-resistant windows; and much more. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Study & Teaching - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General - House & Home | Design & Construction |
| Dewey: 690.182 |
| LCCN: 2006048066 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 7.36" W x 9.24" (1.53 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For this latest edition, all of the energy performance data have been revised, based on the latest simulation techniques and industry-accepted assumptions. Residential Windows provides an overview of new window products for consumers, designers, and builders, as well as regulators, standards developers, utilities, and the researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers in the window industry itself. It is an essential resource for anyone considering purchasing or installing new windows. |
Contributor Bio(s): Arasteh, Dariush: - Dariush Arasteh, who holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering, is a staff scientist in the Windows and Daylighting Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.Carmody, John: - John Carmody, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, has coauthored ten books, including Window Systems for High Performance Buildings.Selkowitz, Stephen: - Stephen Selkowitz, who holds degrees in physics and environmental design, directs Windows and Daylight Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.Heschong, Lisa: - Lisa Heschong is an architect, a partner of the Heschong Mahone Group, an architectural research firm, and the author of Thermal Delight in Architecture. |
