--- product_id: 4577066 title: "Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies" price: "€ 149.63" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/4577066-sun-wind-and-light-architectural-design-strategies store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies **Price:** € 149.63 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies - **How much does it cost?** € 149.63 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/4577066-sun-wind-and-light-architectural-design-strategies) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. With 432 printed pages and a 450-page electronic book, supplemented with Digital Extras, this package supplies the preliminary design tools and strategies for achieving Architecture 2030® carbon-neutral performance targets. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light. Review: One of the Best Around - If you are interested in passive and sustainable design, this book explains the principles very easily. It also takes it further by breaking down which principles to use in what climates. A new edition of this book is only released once about every ten years, so get your hands on it. My teacher is co-author of the living building challenge, and she was the one who interested me in this book. That is why I had to immediately by the new edition that was released this February. Enjoy, it is no frills easy to understand book that is really geared towards passive design. Review: Sun, Wind and Light, Architectural Design Strategies - This is one of the most important books of the decade. Anyone who builds or designs buildings, needs to own and read this book. I am amazed at the thoroughness of information it presents about design, all there, in one book, it is worth five times what they ask. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #710,693 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #121 in Architectural Materials #181 in Architecture (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 171 Reviews | ## Images ![Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71qzMuhOMTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the Best Around *by B***S on February 25, 2014* If you are interested in passive and sustainable design, this book explains the principles very easily. It also takes it further by breaking down which principles to use in what climates. A new edition of this book is only released once about every ten years, so get your hands on it. My teacher is co-author of the living building challenge, and she was the one who interested me in this book. That is why I had to immediately by the new edition that was released this February. Enjoy, it is no frills easy to understand book that is really geared towards passive design. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sun, Wind and Light, Architectural Design Strategies *by L***I on February 2, 2006* This is one of the most important books of the decade. Anyone who builds or designs buildings, needs to own and read this book. I am amazed at the thoroughness of information it presents about design, all there, in one book, it is worth five times what they ask. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book goes super in depth about sustainability design *by C***I on December 19, 2016* This book goes super in depth about sustainability design. Super helpful read for an architecture student and it give a lot of possible design combinations. ## Frequently Bought Together - Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies - Site Planning and Design Handbook 2E (PB) - Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/4577066-sun-wind-and-light-architectural-design-strategies](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/4577066-sun-wind-and-light-architectural-design-strategies) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*