Heat - Cool

In order to build successfully today, careful consideration of energy efficiency has to be included in the design of a building. The second volume of the SCALE series, Heat/Cool, illustrates strategies for balanced and appropriate energy-efficient design and looks at energy-efficiency factors as part of the scheme and detailed design of a building. The focus here is on the necessary services installations as well as the design of plan layouts and elevations.

Using built projects as examples, the authors discuss the contribution-based on the respective climatic, topographic, and urban design context-that buildings can make through the choice of materials and design, the extent to which additional services installations are required for heating and cooling, and what combined measures are suitable for sustainable and holistic design. The authors cover currently available technical services for heating, ventilation, and cooling as well as ways in which the choice of materials and construction layout can support energy-efficiency in the building and optimise the lifecylcle of flow of energy. Heat/Cool provides the basis for efficient and optimised conditioning of a building's interior climate and how this forms part of the architetural design.

The Editors:

Alexander Reichel Born in 1964 Studied architecture at TU Darmstadt Since 1994: in practice in Kassel and Munich Since 1997: shared practice with Johanna Reichel-Vossen in Kassel and Munich Since 2010: professor for design, building construction, and building services at Hochschule Darmstadt

Kerstin Schultz Born in 1967 Studied architecture at TU Darmstadt Since 1997: shared practice with Werner Schulz in Darmstadt Since 2008: professor fore architecture and interior architecture at the Hochschule Darmstadt

Manfred Hegger Born in 1946 Studied architecture at Stuttgart University and Ulm School of Design, systems engineering at TU Berlin, and planning at the University of London's School of Economics and Political Science Since 1980: shared practice with Doris Hegger-Luhnen and Gnnter Schleiff in Kassel Since 2001: professor for energy-efficient building design at TU DarmstadtJoost Hartwig Born in 1980 Studied architecture at TU Darmstadt Since 2007: working for the energy-efficient building design unit at TU Darmstadt Since 2011: shared practice with Michael Keller, Ingo Lenz, and Isabell Passig in DarmstadtMichael Keller Born in 1977 Studied architecture at TU Darmstadt Since 2007: working for the energy-efficient building design unit at TU Darmstadt Since 2011: shared practice with Joost Hartwig, Ingo Lenz, and Isabell Passig in Darmstadt