Sustainable Design Resources: Climatic Design

Yaama Mosque, Architect Falke Barmou. 1962-82. (Source: www.greatbuildings.com)

Use keywords and subject headings in library catalogs and indexes.

• Architecture and climate
• Architecture and energy conservation
• Architecture and solar radiation
• Architecture and energy conservation.
• Buildings - energy conservation
• Solar energy
• Solar radiation
• Towers
• Urban climatology
• Urban heat island
• [place] - climate- statistics

• Climate dynamics / Kerry H. Cook. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2013.
• Climate Profiles from Sperling's Best Places. Selected data on many cities and countries.
• Engineering weather data / Michael J. Kjelgaard. 2001. Includes Bin Data -- weather data used for energy consumption calculations.
• Global daily summary: temperature and precipitation, 1977-1991 / National Climatic Data Center [and] Climate Analysis Center and Blackland Research Center. 1994. 
• Golden Gate Weather Services - Localized weather forecasts and climatological outlooks : includes links to many sources and statistics.
• International station meteorological climate summary [electronic resource] / jointly produced by Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment, National Climatic Data Center, USAFETAC OL-A; prepared under authority of Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command; NOAA support provided by Environmental Services Data and Information Management Program. 1995.
• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Heat Island Group. Heat Island research is conducted to find, analyze, and implement solutions to the summer warming trends occurring in urban areas, the so-called 'heat island' effect. Concentrates on the study and development of more reflective surfaces for roadways and buildings. Site also includes cool pavements, cool roofs and more.
• National Centers for Environmental Information - This site offers links that provide quick access to many of NCEI's climate and weather datasets, products, and various web pages and resources.
• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. Provides information and data at all levels.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - renewable energy research and data.
• National Weather Service - links to San Francisco Bay Area, California and climate archives. Includes forecasts, hazards, watches, and warnings.
• Sun Angle Calculator - SunAngle computes the position of the sun and related information for a given location, date, and time. This information may be useful in building design, solar energy system design, photography, and other applications.
• Weather America : a thirty-year summary of statistical weather data and rankings / [editor, David Garoogian]. 2011.
• Weather Underground / includes international weather information.
• Wind Resource Information / from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
• World Data Center for Meteorology / World Data Center (WDC) for Meteorology is maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, and NCDC. Established during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957, the WDC System now functions under the guidance of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).
• World Meteorological Organization / Includes weather prediction, air pollution research, climate change related activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, coordinates global scientific activity.

• Building Codes Regulatory Resources --This is a guide to locating codes, especially for California and the San Francisco Bay Area, in the UC Berkeley libraries and on the internet. This guide provides links to many full text resources.