Author : Sandra Leibowitz Earley
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This first and only directory of sustainable architecture and green building educational programs in North America features an annotated listing of the best schools and educational centers and compares in detail the offerings of their programs.
Author : Danilo Palazzo
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610912268
This trailblazing book outlines an interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design that has been developed and tested over time. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city precinct or public space, but to describe useful steps to approach the transformation of urban spaces. Urban Ecological Design illustrates the different stages in which the process is organized, using theories, techniques, images, and case studies. In essence, it presents a "how-to" method to transform the urban landscape that is thoroughly informed by theory and practice. The authors note that urban design is viewed as an interface between different disciplines. They describe the field as "peacefully overrun, invaded, and occupied" by city planners, architects, engineers, and landscape architects (with developers and politicians frequently joining in). They suggest that environmental concerns demand the consideration of ecology and sustainability issues in urban design. It is, after all, the urban designer who helps to orchestrate human relationships with other living organisms in the built environment. The overall objective of the book is to reinforce the role of the urban designer as an honest broker and promoter of design processes and as an active agent of social creativity in the production of the public realm.
Author : Earth Pledge (Organization)
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 21,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Examine possibilities for city-wide green roof development using 335 color photographs, 40 in-depth building case studies, and 7 municipal case studies of Berlin, Tokyo, London, Portland, Chicago, Toronto, and New York. This book includes an opening essay by William McDonough, an architect and leader of the sustainable development movement, and details the ecological benefits, technical requirements, architectural history, and design possibilities of vegetated rooftops.
Author : Sharon Gamson Danks
Publisher : New Village Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 27,12 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 1613320795
A practical palette for visualizing, designing, and building innovative green schoolyard environments.
Author : Marian Keeler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1118782720
"Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building offers an introduction to green building concepts as well as design approaches that reduce and can eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuel use in buildings while also conserving materials, maximizing their efficiency, protecting the indoor air from chemical intrusion, and reducing the introduction of toxic materials into the environment. It represents a necessary road map to the future designers, builders, and planners of a post-carbon world." —from the Foreword by Ed Mazria A rich sourcebook covering the breadth of environmental building, Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building introduces the student and practitioner to the history, theory and technology of green building. Using an active learning approach, the concepts of sustainble architecture are explained and reinforced through design problems, research exercises, study questions, team projects, and discussion topics. Chapters by specialists in the green movement round out this survey of all the important issues and developments that students and professionals need to know. From history and philosophy to design technologies and practice, this sweeping resource is sure to be referenced until worn out.
Author : Daniel Christian Wahl
Publisher : Triarchy Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 44,24 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1909470791
This is a ‘Whole Earth Catalog’ for the 21st century: an impressive and wide-ranging analysis of what’s wrong with our societies, organizations, ideologies, worldviews and cultures – and how to put them right. The book covers the finance system, agriculture, design, ecology, economy, sustainability, organizations and society at large.
Author : Vidar Lerum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1317566440
A twenty-first century renaissance is emerging in architecture. After a century of building designs characterized by high energy demand, low quality lighting and poor thermal comfort, the fundamental questions must be asked again: is there a better path to designing the most energy efficient, comfortable, functional and beautiful buildings for a sustainable future? While seeking solutions for the future, are there lessons to be learned from the best buildings of the past? Sustainable Building Design explores outstanding buildings and building designs of the twenty-first century, with an emphasis on the artistry of masters of architecture who came before. By dissecting and analyzing great public buildings of the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, materials, techniques, and methods are discovered. This book presents the reader with clues and suggestions that will reveal the secrets of these buildings and by doing so provides the reader with a thorough understanding of how these architectural masterpieces work. Using photographs, drawings, sections, plans and diagrams which are painstakingly redrawn for consistency and clarity based on a wide range of documentation, Vidar Lerum compares works of architecture from the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. The reader is presented with a careful analysis of each building, providing a compelling sourcebook of ideas for students and professional architects alike.
Author : Charles J. Kibert
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118330137
The classic reference for high-performance green building delivery systems No longer just a buzzword, sustainable construction is going mainstream and 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, Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Third Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace. Charles Kibert provides an introduction to green building, covering the theory, history, and state of the industry as well as best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. From green building and Green Globes assessments to building hydrological systems and materials and product selection, this comprehensive text covers all of the factors involved with sustainable construction. In a clear and accessible writing style, Kibert addresses issues so that the reader can think critically and independently as part of the cutting edge in green building. The Third Edition includes up-to-date coverage of: The latest developments leading up to LEED version 4 Carbon neutral design and carbon accounting Green Globes and international building assessment systems The Living Building Challenge Environmental product declarations (EPDs) as the norm for green building products The trends in net-zero energy building design and policies Broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and students and detailed enough to serve as a professional reference, Sustainable Construction, Third Edition is a must for the builder/owner and construction manager looking to take advantage of the opportunities in this rapidly evolving field, the designer looking to be LEED certified, or anyone interested in sustainability.
Author : Gregg Colburn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520383796
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains why homelessness has become a crisis in America and reveals the structural conditions that underlie it. In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a range of conventional beliefs about what drives the prevalence of homelessness in a given city—including mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and low-income mobility—and find that none explain the regional variation observed across the country. Instead, housing market conditions, such as the cost and availability of rental housing, offer a far more convincing account. With rigor and clarity, Homelessness Is a Housing Problem explores U.S. cities' diverse experiences with housing precarity and offers policy solutions for unique regional contexts.
Author : Bill Caplan
Publisher : Green Frigate Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780993370618
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Series Editor -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Buildings Intervene -- 1 Interfaces Enable Change -- INTERFACIAL ARCHITECTURES -Natural and Manmade Transformations -- ARCHITECTURE INTERVENES -Affordance and Intrusion -- BUILDINGS ARE FOR PEOPLE -Human Shelter -- 2 Manifestations of the Building Envelope -- PHYSICAL, SENSIBLE AND OPERATIVE -Embodied as One -- MATERIAL INTERFACE -The Physical Presence of Architecture -- EXPERIENTIAL INTERFACE -The Sensible Presence of Architecture
