CONTENTS Authors' biographies ix Introduction xvii Dr Susan Roaf and Mary Hancock Acknowledgements xx THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: DESIGN STANDARDS 1Thermal comfort in the context of energy conservation 3 Rev. Michael A. Humphreys 2 Control of health and comfort in the built environment 14 David Lush 3 Daylight and energy 28 Joe A. Lynes THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: CONTROLS AND HEALTH 4 Environmental control in energy efficient buildings 39 Philip Haves 5Selection of building materials: health and environment 60 Stephen Curwell 6 Efficient and effective lighting 71 Robert Bell THE BUILDING ENVELOPE: MATERIALS AND GLAZING 7 Real low-energy buildings: the energy costs of materials 87 John N. Connaughton 8 Smart glazing and its effect on design and energy 101 John Littler 9 A case study of atria 129 Graeme Robertson THE BUILDING ENVELOPE: INSULATION 10 Designing effective domestic insulation 145 Anthony E. Mould 11Insulating the existing housing stock: mould growth and cold bridging 175 Tadj Oreszczyn HOUSING 12A design guide to energy efficient housing 193 Geoffrey Pitts and John Willoughby 13Energy design of dwellings using the BRE domestic energy model 218 George Henderson 14The Milton Keynes Energy Cost Index: a low cost energy design tool 224 Peter F. Chapman NON-DOMESTIC BUILDINGS 15Solar design in non-domestic buildings 237 lan McCubbin 16 Low energy strategies for non-domestic buildings 246 Nicholas Baker 17Innovation in the design of the working environment: a case study of the Refuge Assurance building260 Michael Corcoran and John Ellis 18Low energy student residences at the University of East Anglia 275 Paul Ruyssevelt CONCLUSIONS 19Buildings and energy: an overview of the issues 285 Loren Butt Useful addresses for energy designers 291 Index 295