Sustainable design : ecology,architecture and planning, /

• Williams, Daniel.

• Sustainable architecture

• Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor],

• 0471709530 (hbk.) :
• 9780471709534 (hbk.) :

• £47.50
• £47.50

• Formerly CIP.
• Acknowledgements. Forward. Preface. Introduction. PART 1. Chapter One. The Ecological Model. Ecology. Ecology as a Model. Waste Debts. The Value of Land. Paradigm Shift. Thinking as a System: Connectivity not Fragmentation. Chapter Two. Sustainable Design. Where Do We Want To Go? Design Matters. Why Architects? Green Design vs. Sustainable Design. Why Now? Place Based Energy & Resources. Approaching Sustainability. Principles for Designing Sustainably. Where to Start? Chapter Three. Design of Regions. Evolving from Non Renewables. Another Weak Link: The Power Grid. The Design of Regions . Water: A Common Denominator. Make No Small Plans. The Regional Design Process. Case Studies Florida; Minnesota; Utah . Chapter Four. Urban and Community Design. A Matter of Place. Principles for Sustainable Communities. Biourbanism. Case Studies: Arizona; Florida; Minnesota. Chapter Five. Architecture. The Site, the Place: Challenges and Opportunities . Site Design and Environmental Analysis. Sustainable Infrastructure. The Skin. Evolving a Sustainable Design Practice. Sustainable Design and Existing Buildings. AIA Headquarters Washington, DC. Sustainable Interior Architecture. Part 2. AIA/COTE Top Ten 1997 2005. Afterward . Sustainable Terms.

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