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Photovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummiesby Ryan Mayfield
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 24.99The fun and easy way to get a grip on photovoltaic design and installation Designing and installing solar panel systems is a trend that continues to grow. With 'green collar' jobs on the rise and homeowners looking for earth-friendly ways to stretch their dollars and lesson their carbon imprint, understanding photovoltaic design and installation is on the rise. Photovoltaic Design & Installation For Dummies gives you a comprehensive overview of the history, physics, design, installation, and operation of home-scale solar-panel systems. You'll also get an introduction to the foundational mathematic and electrical concepts you need to understand and work with photovoltaic systems. Covers all aspects of home-scale solar-power systems... more...
Ethics and the Built Environmentby Warwick Fox
Routledge 2000; US$ 47.95International contributors debate ethics in the built environment in all its forms. Will be of interest to architects, students of building and building design, environmentalists, politicians and readers with a general interest in ethics. more...
Dimensions of Sustainabilityby Andrew MIT Scott
Spon Press 1998; US$ 100.95The edited summary of twelve key presentations at an International Design Symposium held at MIT, this book presents an important collection of contributions from key designers in the field of environmentally conscious buildings. more...
Understanding Sustainable Architectureby Terry Williamson; Antony Radford; Helen Bennetts
Spon Press 2002; US$ 55.95This 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...
Energy and Environment in Architectureby Nick Baker; Koen Steemers
Spon Press 1999; US$ 110.95This technical guide deals with environmental issues facing every architect at the concept stage of designing a building. This includes determining the energy use for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation. 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...
Environmental Planning for Site Developmentby Anne Beer; Cathy Higgins
Spon Press 1999; US$ 80.95This text is a clear, step-by-step introduction to how a site should be developed in an environmentally sustainable manner. Includes a detailed examination of brownfield site to develop strategies. more...
Dynamic Landscapeby Nigel Dunnett; James Hitchmough
Spon Press 2004; US$ 49.95This book advances a fusion of scientific and ecological planting design philosophy that can address the need for more sustainable designed landscapes. more...
Architecture and Natureby Christine Macy; Sarah Bonnemaison
Routledge 2003; US$ 69.95Narrated, painted and filmed, American landscapes have been central to the construction of a national identity. This book explores how such rhetorical landscapes have also been designed into the built environment of architecture. 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...









