Design Smart: Energy Efficient Architectural Design Strategies |
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50 Percentage aperture APERTURE ORIENTATION areas ASHRAE ASHRAE/IES atrium B.C.Hydro British Columbia Building Design building envelope Canada clear sky clerestory components concrete Construction Waste cooling daylight penetration daylighting design Degree Days 18 Design and Analysis Design Smart diagram DOMESTIC HOT WATER electric embodied energy energy cost energy efficiency energy savings ensure Environment Canada Environmental EQUIPMENT ergy floor footcandles formaldehyde glare glass glazing greywater heat gain height HVAC system illuminance illustrate impact indoor air indoor air quality insulation interior Kelowna lightshelf lightwell low-E Lower Mainland luminaires minimize Nanaimo natural light OCCUPANT SENSOR occupants operable windows overhang Percentage of energy performance perimeter pollution Power Smart ratio recycled content Recycling reduce reflected reuse shading coefficient shading device Source space Specify standard surface task lighting thermal thermal bridges tinted tion Toplighting transmittance U-value Vancouver VARIATION varied as follows ventilation wall wood zone