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Towards Zero-energy Architecture
Mary Guzowski
Laurence King
ISBN: 1780670265
RRP Price: £19.95
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This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change, design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performance standard....MORE
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Towards Zero-energy Architecture
Mary Guzowski
Laurence King
ISBN: 1780670265
RRP Price: £19.95
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This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change, design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performance standard....MORE
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Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings
Ursula Eicker (Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences)
Wiley
ISBN: 047069744X
RRP Price: £55.00
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This long-awaited reference guide provides a complete overview of low energy cooling systems for buildings, covering a wide range of existing and emerging sustainable energy technologies in one comprehensive volume. An excellent data source on cooling performance, such as building loads or solar the....MORE
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Sustainable Renovation
Lisa Gelfand, Chris Duncan
Wiley
ISBN: 0470872616
RRP Price: £57.50
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The complete resource on performing sustainable renovations for both Historic and modern existing buildings
This forward-looking and insightful guide explores how the sustainable renovation of existing buildings presents great opportunities for initiating extensive changes in the performance of t....MORE
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London 2012
Hattie Hartman
Wiley
ISBN: 1119992990
RRP Price: £49.99
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Designing the greenest Olympic games in history
Beginning with the bidding process, planners for London's 2012 Olympics envisioned nothing less than a transformation of East London with permanent structures that would bring to life the driving creative principle of sustainability. In London 2012,....MORE
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Working Toward Sustainability: Ethical Decision-Making in a Technological World
Charles Kibert, Anna Peterson, Leslie P. Thiele, Martha C. Monroe
Wiley
ISBN: 0470539720
RRP Price: £42.50
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Because sustainability ultimately rests on ethics, this groundbreaking book is a crucial link in extending sustainability from a mere intellectual exercise to a broader spectrum. Working Toward Sustainability develops a comprehensive ethical foundation for sustainability by bringing together nine et....MORE
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Vitamin Green
Phaidon
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714862290
RRP Price: £45.00
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Vitamin Green provides an up-to-the-minute look at the single most important topic in contemporary design: sustainability. This new attention to the life of the things we make is changing the way design is practiced on every level and will be at the center of discussions about architecture, landscap....MORE
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Sustainable Design of Research Laboratories: Planning, Design, and Operation
KlingStubbins
Wiley
ISBN: 0470485647
RRP Price: £57.50
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Architecture, Sustainable Design
A comprehensive book on the sustainable design of research laboratories
Today's research laboratories are complex and difficult building types to design, and making them sustainable adds more obstacles. Written by members of the well-known firm KlingStubbins, u....MORE
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Contemporary Design in Detail: Sustainable Environments
Yenna Chan
Rockport
ISBN: 1592535046
RRP Price: £17.99
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A visual look at the architectural details of sustainable residential spaces
The Contemporary Design in Detail series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details desi....MORE
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The Green Studio Handbook - 2nd Edition
Alison Kwok , Walter Grondzik
Architectural Press
ISBN: 0080890520
RRP Price: £49.99
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# Provides information required to implement green design ideas with confidence and accuracy.
# Practical information provided in an easy-to-use format.
# Full colour images throughout.
Description
With more and more clients and architecture schools demanding ‘green’ design, both student ....MORE
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The Ecology of Building Materials - 2nd Edition
Bjørn Berge
Architectural Press
ISBN: 1856175375
RRP Price: £41.99
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The Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from su....MORE
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Contemporary Ecological Architecture
daab
ISBN: 3866540604
RRP Price: £34.95
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Ecological design is gaining ground. The connecting thought of the projects presented in this book is sustainable construction and operation - and not needing to abstain from spectacular architectural solutions in the process. A holistic approach always leads to a convincing design.
Good plannin....MORE
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Rough Guide to Sustainability
Brian Edwards
RIBA Publishing
ISBN: 1859463320
RRP Price: £29.95
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This is a comprehensively updated and restructured third edition of the best-selling guide to sustainability in architecture and building design. It offers a clear explanation of theory, policy and design approaches for sustainability, including comprehensive essays on the key topics and theoretical....MORE
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Architecture of Ecology
Academy
Architectural Design
ISBN: 1854902601
RRP Price: £22.99
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This profile focuses on numerous aspects of green architecture today, that set the stage for the new politics and philosophies that have, and still are, influencing ecological design.....MORE
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The Eco-Design Handbook
Alastair Fuad-Luke
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500288399
RRP Price: £16.95
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The Eco-Design Handbook is the most comprehensive publication to catalogue and represent the vast array of ingenious green products available to the consumer. A complete sourcebook of beautifully designed, ecologically sensitive and consumer-friendly objects for everyday use at home and in the offic....MORE
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