Klaus Daniels Books

The 21st century presents staggering challenges, including rapid population growth, social instability from wealth disparities, resource scarcity, and environmental distress, particularly due to climate change. These issues, highlighted since the 1970s, are increasingly complex. The first part of the book outlines strategies to curb carbon emissions and reduce fossil fuel reliance, offering a unique perspective on global energy consumption data in comparable units and exploring how renewable resources can replace fossil fuels. Part II discusses achieving significant reductions in energy consumption through cost-effective alternatives for power generation, supported by numerous case studies that comply with international energy codes. In Part III, the focus shifts to technological advancements for energy savings in buildings, detailing the potential of building-integrated solar systems, wind power, rainwater harvesting, and geothermal energy, along with their architectural applications. The book provides a comprehensive understanding of medium- and long-range changes in our energy landscape, while also offering strategies tailored to local conditions. Klaus Daniels, with four decades of experience in advanced engineering, and Ralph Hammann, a professor of sustainable building systems, contribute their expertise to illustrate the integration of modern architecture with adaptive energy solutions.

This book looks at the challenges facing architects and urban planners in contemporary society. It analyses current trends, future scenarios and solutions from the past, providing detailed information on what it means to build in a sustainable, ecologically sound way, whilst making full use of the technology which we now have at our fingertips. Previously available as a hardcover but now out of print, it is being reprinted as a special softcover edition.

Resource economy, cost-cutting, environmental conservation and the use renewable energies - „integral planning“ is a complex challenge requiring the interaction of various disciplines to create modern buildings with optimum efficiency whilst saving material and running costs. Active factors such as construction techniques, building skins, room layout and exterior space should reduce the need for the internal technical facilities and all passive measures exploited to the maximum. Daniel´s Advanced Building Systems provides an up-to-date overview of the latest technology in building installations, complete with a wide range of detailed technical plans. It is more than merely a systematic handbook focusing on building technology for students of architecture, civil engineering and mechanical engineering, it is also a reference work enabling the practitioner to draw up initial plans and dimensions.

Dieses Buch beschreibt die Grundlagen des ökologischen Bauens im Sinne einer ganzheitlichen Planung: Es entwickelt aus globalen Prognosen und ökologischen Kreisläufen die Ansprüche, die wir an Gebäude der Zukunft stellen müssen, wenn wir sie krisenfester machen wollen. Es zeigt, mit welchen Technologien die Versorgung mit Wasser, Wärme, Kälte, elektrischer Energie und die natürliche Belüftung und Belich-tung von Anfang an in die Gebäudestruktur integriert werden können. Und es führt an einer Vielzahl von Beispielen vor, wie die Nutzung von Sonnen- und Windenergie, von Regenwasser, Erdwärme und anderen Thermiksystemen bereits heute zur Schonung unserer natürlichen Ressourcen beitragen kann.

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