The Whole Building Handbook How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings |
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| Author:
| Bokalders, Varis
Block, Maria |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84407-523-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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The Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy...
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The Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation - and crucially, buildings in relation to their place.