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Sustainable housing projects
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Ronald Rovers |
"Sustainable Housing Projects takes a wide, conceptual approach for sustainably-built projects, which allows an integrated approach to the various stakes and stakeholders. Such an approach is particu… |
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Green and clean energy
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Sherri Mabry Gordon |
"Read about the history of energy use, renewable and non-renewable energy, global warming, "green" houses and communities, and what you can do"--Provided by publisher. |
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Common ground, consensus building, and continual improvement
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Dru Meadows |
"Thirteen peer-reviewed papers examine current and developing sustainable building and product standards for manufacturers, designers, retailers, the general public, and government regulators. The ke… |
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The sustainable home
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Cathy Strongman |
"Sustainable architecture is gaining in popularity as people develop an ever-greater commitment to preserving the Earth's resources. This practical new guide contains an illustrated reference section… |
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Emerald architecture
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GreenSource Magazine |
The sustainability movement in architecture is gaining tremendous momentum every year, especially now that buildings can be rated with LEED and operations tracked for effectiveness. However, the buil… |
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Micro Architecture: Lightweight, Mobile, Ecological Buildings for the Future. by Richard Horden
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Richard Horden |
"Architect and professor of architecture Richard Horden, a former partner of Norman Foster, is the pioneer of small-scale structures constructed with the most advanced materials and techniques availa… |
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On the water
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Guy Nordenson |
"On the water: Palisade Bay is the collaborative initiave of a group of engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners, and students to imagine a 'soft infrastructure' for the New York-New Jer… |
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Green metropolis
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Owen, David |
In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon or Snowmass, Colorado, but New … |
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Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design
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Ken Yeang |
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Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment
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P. S. Brandon |
The first edition was extremely well received, providing an introduction and insight to this important topic in a comprehensive yet easy to read form. It was chosen to be issued to the representative… |
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Superlight
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Phyllis Richardson |
"Ever since the Industrial Revolution architects have sought to liberate our houses from their solid foundations and one of the most powerful design philosophies of recent years has been Glenn Murcut… |
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Green careers in building and landscaping
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Jill C. Schwartz |
From the publisher: Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), millions of dollars have been allocated to improve energy efficiency in building construction. ARRA's substantial federal … |
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Buildings of the future
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Angela Royston |
This book looks at how buildings will be designed to use less energy and how old buildings can be adapted. It explores ways of saving energy now, in our homes, in schools, and in the workplace. |
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Milieubewust bouwen
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Guusanke Vogt |
Algemene informatie in woord en beeld over hout(stapel)bouw. |
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Beyond environment
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Emanuele Piccardo,Amit Wolf |
"During his first excursions to the United States, the Italian architect Gianni Pettena produced a series of 'environments' in an idealized collaboration with artists Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson… |
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The bigger picture
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Fay Sweet |
This book profiles the architecture and environment consulting firm EDAW, which is at the leading edge of designing for climate change and the careful use of the world's natural resources. It provide… |
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The greening of Oz
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Robert Fraga |
Fraga presents a comprehensive account of how a small town in the Bible Belt became a model of ecological sustainability. On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg in south cent… |
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Greening your home
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Clayton Bennett |
Choose Green Systems That ConserveResources While Matching Your Budget and LifestyleA vital conservation and money-saving tool, Greening Your Home provides helpful information that will help you sele… |
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Green Building A to Z
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Jerry Yudelson |
Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technica… |
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WESKetch Architecture
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William E.S. Kaufman |
"This book contains a number homes which do not represent any particular style or period but rather are vernacular in the sense that they belong to their environments while at times referencing the t… |
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