Architecture and Systems Ecology : Thermodynamic Principles of Environmental Building Design, in Three Parts (Paperback)

List of Figures Preface Introduction 1. Environments of Maximum Power 1.1 Thermodynamics of Living Systems 1.2.System Principles in the Built Environment2. Buildings in Three Parts 3. Building-as-Shelter 3.1 Building Construction 3.2 Climate Modification 3.3 A Thermodynamic Minimum 4. Building-as-Setting for the Work of Living 4.1 Material Services 4.2 Concentrated Power 4.3 The Work of Living 5. Building-as-Site in Urban and Economic Locations 5.1 Spatial Hierarchies: Urban Self-Organization 5.2 Social and Economic Hierarchies 5.3 The Slow and the Fast of Location 6. Design of Thermodynamic Narratives Appendix A: Energy Systems Language Appendix B: E[m]ergy Synthesis of the Ellis House Index