UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

ARCH 463 & 463L
Environmental Control Systems

Texts

Required:
Mechanical & Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 13th edition, Kwok and Grondzik
Heating Cooling Lighting, 5th edition, Lechner
Sun, Wind and Light, Architectural Design Strategies, 3rd edition Brown and DeKay
Green Studio Handbook, 3rd edition, Kwok and Grondzik

Recommended:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Thermal Delight in Architecture, Heschong 
Residential Windows,
3rd edition, Carmody, Selkowitz, Arasteh, and Heschong

Suggested:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Natural Ventilation in Northwest Buildings, Brown, Kline, Livingston, Northcutt, Wright  
Design With Climate, Olgyay
Insideout, 2nd edition, Brown, Haglund, Loveland, Reynolds, and Ubbelohde (provided as handouts)

Web Sites:
Sun, Wind and Light <http://www.wiley.com/go/sunwindlight> (Your access code is inside the back cover of the text)
Agents of Change <http://aoc.uoregon.edu>
Architecture2030 <http://www.architecture2030.org>
American Solar Energy Society <http://www.ases.org>
National Renewable Energy Lab <http://www.nrel.gov/>
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance < http://www.nwalliance.org/>
Better Bricks <http://www.betterbricks.com>
Ove Arup and Partners <http://www.arup.com>
Earthships <http://www.earthship.org>
Building Green (Environmental Building News) <http://www.buildinggreen.com> (all UI students have free access)

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