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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...
Environmental Design
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 Housing
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 100.95Written by experts, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability, using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998, which intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information... more...
Green Building Handbook: Volume 2
Taylor and Francis 2000; US$ 99.95This key handbook provides a detailed reference for environmentally concerned purchasers of building products, and complements the Green Building Handbook Vol 1. Following the format of the original, this book discusses current issues in green building before moving on to consider eight building component types: fencing products, flat roofing membranes,... more...
Photovoltaic Demonstration Projects 2
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 260.00Proceedings of the Third Contractors' Meeting, Joint Research Centre, Ispara, Italy, 18-20 May 1988. more...
Sustainable Architectures
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...
Solar House
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 70.00Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning and building a solar house. The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the reader of the technology and practices needed for the... more...
Environmental Design
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UK?s leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings. The principles of their approach, which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture... more...
Strategies for Sustainable Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 90.95Filling a gap in existing literature on sustainable design, this new guide introduces and illustrates sustainable design principles through detailed case studies of sustainable buildings in Europe, North America and Australia. The guide will provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the design issues involved in delivering sustainable buildings,... more...
Tropical Sustainable Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 75.00The tropical belt ? where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located ? forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one of the highest numbers of rapidly developing cities. Coincidentally, architecture in these regions shares common problems, the most easily identifiable being the tropical... more...









