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PREFACE:

This book is the outcome of a five-year International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 28 on Solar Sustainable Housing. Within this task are a number of experts, who comprise a 'Cooling Group' that represents countries where the climate requires cooling strategies in buildings.

 The group comprises many building design professionals who have given their time to the project. The group is self-funded and a debt of gratitude should be given to the organization that has supported the experts in this task. 

In particular, special thanks should be given to Robert Hastings, task leader for Task 28. Special thanks should also be given to Professor Michael Keniger, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Queensland, Australia, who supported this task and facilitated the publication of this book.

 Funding for the publication of this book has been provided, in part, by the Australian Research Council. Thanks should be given to Geoff Foster for editing the book, and to Catherine Watts and Angela Hair, who worked on the final proofing and illustrations.

 Also special thanks to the many contributors of images and illustrations mentioned as sources in the text. The images for the Laverack Barracks project were supplied by David Sandison and Jon Florence, and drawings are courtesy of Bligh Voller Nield. Thanks to Shane Thompson for assisting with supplying material for this case study.

Edward Halawa also provided input for the review of solar energy systems in Australia in Chapter 2.

Bioclimatic design focuses on the development of both passive and active systems using the following aspects of the biophysical context. It is important to investigate the use of passive and active systems for the site conditions (see Chapter 9 and 10). The development of more advanced strategies for passive and active systems is a key part of the move to redefining bioclimatic design. Some opportunities are as follows.