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Sourcebook of Contemporary Green Architecture

Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, drawings, floor and aerial plans, ‘The Sourcebook of Contemporary Green Architecture’ features today’s most noteworthy environmentally-friendly architectural projects. Comprehensive chapters account for the core concerns of all architectural projects (the needs of architects, clients and partners, as well as logistical area and cost management concerns, and energy management), while allowing [&hellip

Guidebook to the Leed Certification Process: For Leed for New Construction, Leed for Core & Shell, and Leed for Commercial Interiors

Proven Strategies for Getting a Project LEED(R) Certified Here is the ideal guide for architects, engineers, interior designers, project managers, facility managers, and building owners for understanding the project certification process for the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED?) for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED NC), LEED for Core &Shell (LEED CS), and [&hellip

Environmental Issues for Architecture

A comprehensive introduction to environmental controls for architectural design With concerns for sustainability rapidly changing the technological playing field, the romanticized depiction of architects as solitary artists confined to their drafting tables is becoming a thing of the past. More than ever, today’s architects must assume a leadership role in collaborative design that involves many [&hellip

Greening Modernism: Preservation, Sustainability, and the Modern Movement

For the past quarter-century, mainstream architecture has proceeded onthe underlying belief that we have the resources to build whatever and asmuch as we want and that technology can overcome any problems we createfor ourselves through our building activities. The serious shortages thatnow confront us demand a thorough reevaluation of this premise.Carl Stein, nationally recognized for [&hellip

Albert Speer & Partner: A Manifesto for Sustainable Cities: Think Local, ACT Global

For more than forty years, Albert Speer &Partners have been designing ecologically sensitive communities throughout the globe. Many of their trailblazing projects are discussed in this compelling and timely look at what has been accomplished in an effort to satisfy the array of social, economic, and environmental demands of the twenty-first century. The authors explore [&hellip

21st Century Sustainable Homes

Another addition to the highly successful 21st Century series The latest in sustainable housing design trends from around the world, providing inspiration and practical ideas Features lush color photographs of visually spectacular and environmentally-friendly architecture Showcases detailed plans and descriptions of each house and its sustainable elements. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the [&hellip

Hybrid House: Designing with Sun, Wind, Water, and Earth

The Hybrid House highlights real people who have used a combination of design strategies to reduce their energy use – sometimes by as much as 90 percent! Author and photographer Catherine Wanek showcases sustainable new and renovated houses that incorporate natural building materials like straw bales, adobe and real wood, with renewable energy systems, that [&hellip

New Green Homes

New Green Homes presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and design. Projects include ‘green’ houses, apartments, lofts, and cabins, and explore various aspects of environmentally-friendly design from its ecological and economical benefits to the factors that need to be considered when choosing materials, such as the amount of energy that went into manufacturing the [&hellip

Green Is Beautiful: The Eco-Friendly House

A stunning and exclusive tour of some of the world’s most beautiful green homes, this pictorial journey winds its way through chapters on photovoltaics, passive shading, choosing recycled materials and other sustainable concepts, all the while celebrating the unique way in which these features contribute to a home’s architectural aesthetic. RECEIVE 10% OFF THIS TITLE [&hellip

Material Life: Adventures & Discoveries in Materials Research

With heightened concern about the use of natural resources, materials for building are once again at the forefront of discussion. Malcolm Holzman strives to take advantage of the variety of products available, whether time-tested, tired from over-use, relegated to the scrap pile, entirely new or from allied fields. Five years ago in Stonework, Holzman illustrated [&hellip

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