101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture

Notes, observations and references – a narrative bibliography

The rules of thumb result from more than 30 years of learning and teaching, architectural practice, research, travel, observation, reading, talking, listening and thinking. Not every rule of thumb has a body of literature or academic enquiry behind it, or an equation to define it. Many do, however, and the following notes are intended to be helpful to the reader who wishes to know some more of the background to the rules, or where to find out more information. The notes make reference to books and online resources that have inspired this author, and the references are linked to the bibliography.

A Note on Thermal Comfort

There is much research and a great deal has been written ...