Ecological design handbook : sustainable strategies for architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and planning
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Ecological design handbook : sustainable strategies for architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and planning
（McGraw-Hill handbooks）
McGraw-Hill, c1999
Available at 35 libraries
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first comprehensive guide to the state-of-the-art in green design. This one-of-a-kind collection of "green" writings - from seminal figures such as Paolo Soleri and Buckminster Fuller, to unsung pioneers of alternative materials and experimental methods, to experts around the world - makes possible for the first time a grand overview of ecological design in architecture and planning. It's also an unparalleled source of much-needed inspiration, job-simplifying details, and how-to's for the real-world structures and plans that are an everyday part of your work.
Table of Contents
Part I: Architecture and Building: The Greatest Opportunity. Why Go Green? Green Building Design. Why is Architecture Oblivious to the Environment. Design Theory. Part II: Site. Nature and Architecture. How to Uncover the Secrets of the Land. Selecting a Site for Your Passive Solar Home. The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning. The Passive Solar Concept. Passive Solar: Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations. Calculating Solar Energy and Power. Building the Home Energy Machine. Wind Power Evaluating the Technology-What Works and What Doesn't. Part IV: Alternative Materials and Construction. History and Evolution of Earth Construction. Benefits of Straw Bale Construction. The Building Envelope: Walls, Roofs, and Foundations. Earth Casting. Part V: Alternative Living. The Case for Reuse. Cluster Development. Indoor Air Quality. Villages Around the World. Part VI: Eco Politics. The Seduction of Planning. The Economics of Building Codes and Standards. Part VII: Waste, Bioremediaiton, & Permaculture. Living Machines. From Bioshelters to Solar Villages to Future Human Settlements. Living Machines and the Years Ahead. Part VIII: Architects and Their Work. The House That Max Built.
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