[Edited by] Alan J. Rubin.
This 6th edition covers design procedures and sizing information on building equipment for heating, cooling, water and waste, fire protection, electricity, lighting, elevators and escalators, signal systems, and acoustics.
Identifying contaminants and their properties, including receptor sensitivity, the book describes the toxicology of environmental pollutants, particularly pesticides. Covering pollution of fresh waterways, estuarine bodies, and finished and potable waters, it shows you the sources of these various forms of pollution, along with possible effects and solutions
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Mitchell and Wu explore the possibility of creating a new, living philosophy of design in the West using Daoist principles such as feng shui and "green design." Mitchell warns that architects cannot simply import Chinese architecture, or even Daoist philosophy, wholesale from Asia. He does suggest, however, that rethinking and re-imagining Western architecture along Daoist lines is an exciting …