Thermal Design of Buildings: Understanding Heating, Cooling and Decarbonization

The way we heat, cool and ventilate our buildings is central to many of today’s concerns, includingproviding comfortable, healthy and productive environments, using energy and materials efficiently,and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As we drive towards a zero-carbon society, design solutionsthat combine architecture, engineering and the needs of the individual are increasingly being sought.Thermal Design of Buildings aims to provide an understanding from which such solutions can bedeveloped, placing technological developments within the context of a wider world view of the builtenvironment and energy systems, and an historical perspective of how buildings have responded toclimate and sustainable development.