Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice: Buildings in Maritime Zones [Hardcover]

This one of a kind reference gathers numerous new studies examining the design of buildings in seaside locations. Chapters discuss design for various locations and seaside climates and include information regarding climate, materials, concepts of cooling and heating, vegetation and micro-climate, and weather conditions and sustainability. This book provides architects, engineers, builders, and students with design examples and applications that will enable them to design and build comfortable, cost-effective and sustainable buildings in maritime zones.

Chapter 1. Bexhill on sea Beach House.- Chapter 2. Natural Ventilation in Hot Seaside Urban Environments.- chapter 3. Architecture and the sea, the situation in the Netherlands.- Chapter 4. Sustainability Measures of Public Buildings in Seaside Cities: The New Library of Alexandria (New Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Egypt.- Chapter 5. Seaside Buildings in Portugal.- Chapter 6.Climate adaptive design on the Norwegian coast.- Chapter 7. Green design for a smart island: ?green infrastructure and Architectural solutions for eco-tourism in Mediterranean areas.- Chapter 8.24 Bioclimatic Dwellings for the Island of Tenerife: 20 years later.- Chapter 9.Design of a Seaside Buildings in China.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.

Dr. Ali Sayigh -?UK Citizen, Graduated from London University, & Imperial College, BSC.AWP, DIC, PhD, in 1966. He is Fellow of the Institute of Energy, and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Chartered Engineer, Chairman of Iraq Energy Institute. Chairman of Med Green Forum.

Prof Sayigh taught in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Reading University and University of Hertfordshire From 1966  2004. He was Head of Energy Department at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and Expert in renewable energy at AOPEC, Kuwait from 1981-1985.

He started working in solar energy in September 1969. In 1972, he established The Journal lÓ+