chapter 1 Buildings and Climate Change -- chapter 2 Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design -- chapter 3 Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design in Academia -- chapter 4 Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design in Practice -- chapter 5 Thermal Comfort -- chapter 6 Climate and Architecture -- chapter 7 Solar Geometry -- chapter 8 Heat Exchange through the Building Envelope * -- chapter 9 Passive Cooling Systems -- chapter 10 Passive Heating -- chapter 11 Building Simulations and the Design of Low Carbon Buildings. "The energy used to operate buildings is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. While it is possible to reduce emissions through climate-responsive design, many architects are not trained to do this. Filling an urgent need for a design reference in this emerging field, this book describes how to reduce building-related greenhouse gas emissions through appropriate design techniques. It presents strategies to achieve CO2 reductions, with an emphasis on control of energy flows through the building envelope and passive heating and cooling strategies. This new, revised edition is updated throughout, and includes a new chapter on building simulations."--Provided by publisher.