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Light Shelves For Daylighting, David A. Bainbridge, Rachel Aljilani
Light Shelves For Daylighting, David A. Bainbridge, Rachel Aljilani
David A Bainbridge
Light shelves are one of the best methods for daylighting buildings. The cost is low and performance is excellent. Learn how to do it with this presentation
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Straw bale building offers many advantages, high insulation value, thermal mass of interior plaster, resistance to fire, and low embodied resource cost. Super-insulation becomes possible at affordable prices with straw bales. Used with great success for both residential and commercial building projects.
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Passive solar architecture can provide heating, cooling, ventilation and daylighting by using the sun and microclimate resources. Building energy consumption can be cut 80-90% at no increase in building cost by using integrated design principles.