Brian Edwards

Rough Guide to Sustainability

A Design Primer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Simple, no-nonsense reference source for all students and practitioners of sustainability in the built environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 193mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781859465073
• ISBN-10: 1859465072
• Artikelnr.: 40055150

Autorenporträt

Brian Edwards is an internationally recognised expert on sustainable architecture and a highly respected author on green issues. He has held numerous positions of responsibility within the field of architecture, including sustainability advisor to the Royal Institute of British Architects (2000-2002) and, more recently, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 From Theory to Practice of Sustainability 1 The Theory and Science
of Sustainability 2 Legislation and Regulations in Europe Essay Natural
Capital the New Economics? Part 2 Measuring Sustainability 3 Measuring
Success at the Building Scale Part C Resources For Construction 4 Energy 5
Water 6 Materials and Waste Part 3 Design For Sustainability 7 Design for a
Changing Climate 8 Sustainable Buildings are Healthy Buildings 9
Sustainable Design in Practice Innovation, Tools and Methods 10 Design
Options for Sustainability 11 Sustainability and Urban Design Communities
and Cities 12. Epilogue ¿ Sustainability at the Cutting Edge