Carbon-neutral Architectural Design

3.5.1.3 Local Materials and Papercrete Walls -- 3.5.1.4 Adapting to Local Topography -- 3.5.1.5 Passive Heating and Cooling -- 3.5.2 Cerro Azul Community Center -- Chapter 4: Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design in Practice -- 4.1 Social Sustainability: Nueva Democracia -- 4.1.1 Urbanization in Venezuela -- 4.1.1.1 Urban Development with Community Participation: Nueva Democracia -- 4.1.1.2 Urban Design -- 4.1.1.3 The Condominium -- 4.1.1.4 The Dwellings -- 4.2 Carbon Neutrality: Tenerife -- 4.2.1 The Project -- 4.3 Exploring New Directions -- 4.3.1 Inclusion -- 4.3.2 Self-Sufficiency -- 4.3.3 Infrastructure -- Chapter 5: Thermal Comfort -- 5.1 Psychrometrics -- 5.2 Thermal Comfort -- 5.2.1 Heat Balance -- 5.2.2 Variables That Affect Thermal Comfort -- 5.3 Environmental and Comfort Indices -- 5.4 Comfort Models -- 5.4.1 Physiological Comfort Model -- 5.4.2 Adaptive Comfort Model -- 5.5 The Perception of Comfort -- 5.6 Designing for Comfort -- 5.6.1 Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Hot and Dry Climate -- 5.6.2 Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Hot and Humid Climate -- Chapter 6: Climate and Architecture -- 6.1 Climate -- 6.2 Climate and Architecture -- 6.3 Climate Zones -- 6.4 Climate Zones and Energy Codes -- 6.5 Climate Analysis -- 6.5.1 Building Bioclimatic Chart -- 6.5.2 Givoni's Building Bioclimatic Chart -- 6.5.3 Digital Climate Analysis Tools -- 6.5.4 The Comfort Triangles Chart -- 6.6 Vernacular Architecture -- 6.6.1 Vernacular Architecture in Warm, Humid Climates -- 6.6.2 Vernacular Architecture in Warm and Dry Climates -- 6.6.3 Vernacular Architecture in Temperate Climates -- 6.6.4 Mid-Century Architecture in Temperate Climates -- 6.6.4.1 The VDL Garden House by R Neutra -- 6.6.4.2 Case Study House 22 -- 6.6.4.3 Kappe House -- 6.6.4.4 The Occupant, the House, and the Climate