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Profiting from Clean Energy
Wiley 2008; US$ 65.00With Profiting from Clean Energy, respected investment analyst Richard Asplund provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structure behind various sectors of this field and in the process identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Along the way, Asplund discusses exactly what it takes to effectively invest in clean... more...
Residential Landscape Sustainability
Wiley 2008; US$ 130.00This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes. The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This book shows how to improve the sustainable profile... more...
Sustainable Construction
Wiley 2012; US$ 80.00The classic reference for high-performance green building delivery systems No longer just a buzzword, sustainable construction is going mainstreamand soon will be the norm. Revised to reflect the latest developments of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and other tools,... more...
Low Impact Building
Wiley 2012; US$ 82.50This guide to the designs, technologies and materials that really make green buildings work will help architects, specifiers and clients make informed choices, based on reliable technical information. Low Impact Building: Housing using Renewable Materials is about changing the way we build houses to reduce their ‘carbon’ footprint and... more...
Compact Cabins
Storey Publishing, LLC 2010; US$ 19.95The setting might be a sparkling lakefront, a cool clearing in the woods, a breathtaking mountaintop, or an expansive beach, but the dream of a modest retreat from everyday life often includes a simple little cabin. In cabin getaways of the imagination, the cares of the world recede, time slows down, and the day?s pace is set by leisure and quiet activities.... more...
Eco-resorts
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 75.00Eco-Resorts is a design guide for low impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that work with a tropical climate and meet the needs and expectations of the client and building inhabitants. The book includes both architectural... more...
Wind Power Basics
New Society Publishers 2010; US$ 12.95A clean and simple introduction to generating electricity from the wind. more...
Photovoltaics and Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 110.00Photovoltaic systems (PVs) produce electricity directly from solar radiation and are becoming more widespread as their advantages become apparent. This new guide provides an overview of how PVs work and how they are incorporated in the design of buildings, giving designers a good idea of the variety and flexibility of PVs and of their design and aesthetic... more...
Construction Ecology
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 130.00Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systematising the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction and provides a model for the design, operation and ultimate disposal of buildings. more...
Design First
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 70.00Well-grounded in the history and theory of Anglo-American urbanism, this illustrated textbook sets out objectives, policies and design principles for planning new communities and redeveloping existing urban neighborhoods. Drawing from their extensive experience, the authors explain how better plans (and consequently better places) can be created by... more...









