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Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design
CRC Press 2011; US$ 99.95The energy used to operate buildings is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. To lessen the human impact on climate, it is necessary to reduce these building-related emissions. New legislation, as well as market and financial pressures, are driving architects and developers to create low-carbon buildings. While it is possible... more...
Making Better Buildings
New Society Publishers 2013; US$ 32.95Sustainable building from the ground up ? the pros and cons of the latest green and natural materials and technologies more...
Infrastructure Sustainability and Design
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 79.95You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental design, architecture, and landscape architecture review... more...
Landscape Infrastructure
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 69.95Landscape planning with a keen sense of the ecologicalcontext more...
The World's Greenest Buildings
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95The World?s Greenest Buildings tackles an audacious task. Among the thousands of green buildings out there, which are the best, and how do we know? Authors Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer examined hundreds of the highest-rated large green buildings from around the world and asked their owners to supply one simple thing: actual performance... more...
Housing Reclaimed
New Society Publishers 2011; US$ 24.95How to build community, reduce waste and create affordable, unique homes more...
Sustainable Facades
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00Practical information on designing sustainable, energy-efficient building facades As energy and other natural resources are being depleted, it has become clear that technologies and strategies that allow us to maintain our satisfaction with interior environments while consuming less of these resources are major objectives of contemporary facade... more...
Landscape Architecture
McGraw-Hill Education 2013; US$ 99.00The most comprehensive, current guide to the theoryand practice of landscape architecture. For more than 50 years, this pioneering guide has served as the foremost resource on the principles and practices of landscape architecture. Now, the book has been revised to address the latest developments in the field, providing a comprehensive, current presentation... more...
Understanding Sustainable Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 59.95Understanding Sustainable Architecture is a review of the assumptions, beliefs, goals and bodies of knowledge that underlie the endeavour to design (more) sustainable buildings and other built developments. Much of the available advice and rhetoric about sustainable architecture begins from positions where important ethical, cultural and conceptual... more...
Green Building Handbook: Volume 1
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 99.95Environmentally responsible building involves resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each stage in the design process from the fundamental decisions about what, where and even whether to build has implications for the environment. Evolving out of the success of Green Building Digest , a publication described by Building Design as well-researched,... more...









