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Earthbag Buildingby Kaki Hunter; Donald Kiffmeyer
New Society Publishers 2004; US$ 29.95Offers an approach to construction techniques for building with bags filled with earth, and discusses the many merits of earthbag construction. more...
Understanding Sustainable Architectureby Terry Williamson; Antony Radford; Helen Bennetts
Spon Press 2002; US$ 49.95This book is a concise review of the assumptions, beliefs, goals and bodies of knowledge that underlie the endeavour to design environmentally sustainable buildings and other built developments. more...
Environmental Designby Edward Cullinan; Randall Thomas
Spon Press 1999; US$ 49.99Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordhams, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally friendly buildings. more...
Sustainable Architecturesby Simon Guy; Steven Moore
Spon Press 2004; US$ 57.95Buildings are responsible for 50% of C02^O emissions and their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build more technically efficient, or more ecologically and being able to assemble the social resources to do so more...
Smart Materials and Technologies in Architectureby Michelle Addington; Daniel L. Schodek
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 78.95Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new "smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse but largely idiosyncratic nature, because relatively few architects have access to information about the types or properties of these new materials or technologies. Two of the leading experts in this field - Addington and Schodek - have solved this problem by incorporating all the relevant information of all the latest technologies available to architects and designers in this one volume. They present materials by describing their fundamental characteristics, and go on to identify and... more...
Environmentally Sustainable Buildingsby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2003; US$ 67.00Building is an important but poorly explored part of sustainable development. The building sector has major impacts not only on economic and social life, but also on the natural and built environment. Various building activities, such as the design, construction, use, refurbishment and demolition of buildings, directly and indirectly affect the environmental performance of the sector. more...
Green Buildings Payby Brian Edwards
Taylor & Francis 2003; US$ 100.95This successful guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. more...
Environmental Designby Randall Thomas
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 49.95Focuses on designing environmentally-friendly buildings. This book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues, and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and buildings form. It is suitable for architects, engineers, planners, and students in the field. more...
Strategies for Sustainable Architectureby Paola Sassi
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 90.95Introduces and illustrates sustainable design principles through detailed case studies of sustainable buildings in Europe, North America and Australia. This guide provides an understanding of the design issues involved in delivering sustainable buildings and is of interest to those concerned with architecture and sustainability issues. more...
Introduction to Architectural Scienceby Steven V Szokolay
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 51.95By introducing the basics of architectural science, this book is an ideal reference that provides an understanding of the physical basis of architectural design. The knowledge gained from this book equips the reader with the tools for realizing the full potential of the good intentions of sustainable, bioclimatic design. The text gives the reader the knowledge to design in order to control indoor environmental conditions: heat, light and sound. Into this discussion is introduced the problem that traditional energy resources are finite, and their use damaging, and governments and professional bodies demand increasing levels of sustainable design. An outline is provided for creating the required indoor conditions with little or no use of energy,... more...