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In the architecture profession's ongoing quest for sustainability, it is often the most fundamental practices that require rethinking. Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture, the groundbreaking new study by 2009 Rome Prize-winning architect Kiel Moe, argues that water, with its higher density, is far better at capturing and channeling energy than air. By separating the heating and cooling of a building from its ventilation, the building's structure itself becomes the primary thermal system. This transformation of energy and building practices triggers a cascading set of possibilities for a building's health, structure, and durability. The first and only book of its kind, Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture details ten contemporary case studies, from some of today's most innovative architects.

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Book category Books in English The arts Architecture Architectural structure & design

• Full title: Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture
• Author: Kiel Moe
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781568988801
• ISBN: 156898880X
• ID: 05083659
• Publisher: PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
• Weight: 1225 g
• Dimensions: 279 × 216 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. May 2010

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