Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ecological engineering design Ecological engineering design Marty D. Matlock "Ecologically-sensitive building and landscape design is a broad, intrinsically interdisciplinary field. Existing books independently cover narrow aspects of ecological design in depth (hydrology, e… OL15444076W
The green house The green house Alanna Stang Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne have traveled to the farthest reaches of the globe to find all that is new in the design of sustainable or "green" homes. The result: more than thirty-five resi… OL16972876W
Building green places Building green places Ruth Owen Looks at careers in planning, designing, and building energy-efficient facilities in which to live, work, and play. OL18679580W
How to thrive in the next economy How to thrive in the next economy John Thackara John Thackara has spent a lifetime roving the globe in search of design that serves human needs in a sustainable way. He believes that in our eagerness to find technological solutions to the big chal… OL19667280W
Radical matter Radical matter Kate Franklin "Rejecting old assumptions and revitalizing the principles of sustainable production, Radical Matter reimagines material and process to provide the manifesto for a revolution in material innovation. … OL19745342W
CIRP Design 2012 CIRP Design 2012 Amaresh Chakrabarti <p>During its life cycle, a product produces waste that is over 20 times its weight. As such it is critical to develop products that are sustainable. Currently product development processes lack high… OL19834620W
Fashion & sustainability Fashion & sustainability Kate Fletcher This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. Sustainability is arguably the defining theme of the twenty-first c… OL19974598W
Sustainable fashion Sustainable fashion Jennifer Farley Gordon "Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movem… OL19997166W
Designed for the future Designed for the future Jared Green "What design represents the best hopes for our future success on earth? Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World asks American and international landscape architects, archi… OL20004950W
Site Design for Multifamily Housing Site Design for Multifamily Housing Nico Larco The United States is over eighty percent urbanized, yet over half of the population still lives in suburban settings, characterized by low-density, automobile-dependent development with separated lan… OL20321634W
Sustainable residential interiors Sustainable residential interiors Associates III,Kari Foster,Annette Stelmack,Debbie Hindman "As college campuses and workplaces turn their attention to minimizing carbon footprints, sustainable design is an increasingly fashionable aspect of interior design and architecture. Sustainable Res… OL8232309W