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Sustainable Architecture & Green Design

  • Architecture in a Climate of Changeby Peter F Smith

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology. Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation, solar thermal electricity as well as international... more...

  • Sustainability at the Cutting Edgeby Peter Smith

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95

    This is your first point of reference in understanding the future direction of sustainable technology. It introduces the very latest in practical sustainability techniques and illustrates the diverse technologies being developed to create optimum eco-efficiency in our built environment. Peter F. Smith takes you through the current research and prototypes... more...

  • Architecture and the Urban Environmentby Derek Thomas

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 57.95

    This well illustrated text forms a critical appraisal of the place and direction of architecture and urban design in a new world order at the start of the 21st century. The book defines architectural and environmental goals for the New Age by analysing recent contemporary work for its responsiveness to important social and environmental issues and... more...

  • Landscape Urbanism and its Discontentsby Andres Duany; Emily Talen

    New Society Publishers 2013; US$ 29.95

    Landscape Urbanism vs. the New Urbanism?negotiating the relationship between cities and the natural world. more...

  • Two Degrees: The Built Environment and Our Changing Climateby Alisdair McGregor; Cole Roberts; Fiona Cousins

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95

    The Earth?s temperature has been rising. To limit catastrophic outcomes, the international scientific community has set a challenging goal of no more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) average temperature rise. Economists agree we will save trillions of dollars by acting early. But how do we act successfully? And what?s the backup plan... more...

  • Design Education for a Sustainable Futureby Rob Fleming

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 47.95

    Sustainability is a powerful force that is fundamentally reshaping humanity?s relationship to the natural world and is ushering in the Age of Integration. The move from well-intentioned environmental friendliness to the higher bar of integral sustainability and regenerative design demands a new type of design professional, one that is deeply collaborative,... more...

  • EAT UPby Lauren Mandel

    New Society Publishers 2013; US$ 29.95

    From roof to table ? urban food has reached new heights. more...

  • Sustainable Housingby Brian Edwards; David Turrent

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 100.95

    Written 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...

  • Environmental Designby Randall Thomas

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95

    Written 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...

  • Tropical Sustainable Architectureby Joo Hwa Bay; Boon Lay Ong

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 75.00

    The 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...