Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

Design as Politics confronts the inadequacy of contemporary politics to deal with unsustainability.

This book explores the concept of fragile heritage as an architectural legacy and a territorial resource in rural China, emphasizing the significance in safeguarding its unique cultural trajectory, and laying the groundwork for future developments.

Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants.

Por un lado, nos parece obvio que hay que trabajar fuera de las estructuras profesionales y disciplinarias; por el otro, no es tan fácil hacerlo.

The promises, dreams and hopes of architects for future cities are now inextricably linked to climate change.

The promises, dreams and hopes of architects for future cities are now inextricably linked to climate change.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in building and bridge construction.

The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home'You will marvel at the beauty of this book' George Monbiot'Incredibly moving' Raynor WinnAged thirty-one, Catrina Davies was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other adults and a child.

Does small mean less?

This video-augmented book explains how the natural movements of the sun, wind and rain can be used to improve the well-being of people in buildings and raise awareness of sustainable living practices.

Built Environment and Property Management - A Focus on China and Hong Kong is a unique collection of previously published articles that represent the very highest level of scholarship in the field.

Built Environment and Property Management - A Focus on Australia is a unique collection of articles that represent the very highest level of scholarship in the field.

In a world where privatisation and capitalism dominate the global economy, the essays in this book ask how to make socially responsive communication, design and art that counters the role of the food industry as a machine of consumption.

If you love Christmas, you'll love this book!

This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use.

Housing is rapidly having to adapt to the global changes of the twenty first century.

The environmental impact of interior architecture and design practice is immense.

This book presents themes related to contemporary architecture as the results of diverse cultural influences and architectural legacies, manifested in a rich variety of styles, materials, and spatial perceptions.

In Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition Factors: Environment, Education, and Self-Regulation, the editor carefully selected each chapter individually to provide a nuanced look at how environment, education, and self-regulation impact pediatric nutrition.

Food security and child malnutrition are at the forefront of our attention, both nationally and internationally.

Food insecurity and disease are inextricably linked.

In the recent years, considerable research has been carried out evaluating natural substances as antioxidative additives in food products, leading to novel combinations of antioxidants and the development of novel food products.

The devil is in the details-the science and art of designing and building durable, efficient, straw bale buildings Straw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics, while using a typically local and abundant low-embodied energy material that sequesters carbon-an important part of mitigating climate change.

Building a Revolution, one handful at a time.

Create Beautiful, Durable Finishes with Natural Plasters That Last for Generations Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials Series, Essential Natural Plasters is the definitive hands-on guide to working with clay, lime, and gypsum plasters for healthy, high-performance interior and exterior finishes.

Build Beautiful, Durable, and Low-impact Homes with Cordwood Construction Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Cordwood Building is the complete guide to using log-ends set in insulating mortar for versatile, economical, and environmentally friendly construction.

Build High-performance, Low-impact Walls with Light Straw Clay Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Light Straw Clay Construction is the first fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to using light straw clay a durable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly wall material.

Skyrocketing energy costs and constant reminders of the impacts of conventional energy sources are making homeowners and businesses look at different ways to use energy more efficiently and to generate their own electricity to reduce fuel bills and their carbon footprint.

Providing comprehensive information for closing material loops and reducing carbon impacts of site construction, this ground-breaking book is an essential resource for landscape architects and engineers to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

The call for transformation in critical aspects of the operations of the global construction industry is ever more critical.

This timely book aims to address a significant challenge in contemporary design and architecture, i.

Environmental disasters and severe weather due to climate change, both triggered by human actions, have had an increasingly direct impact on our homes.

In The Pandemic Effect, 90 leading architects, designers, materials scientists, and health officials reflect on the influence of COVID-19 on buildings and citiesand propose solutions to safeguard the built environment from future pandemics, viruses, and contagious diseases on every scale, from surfaces to society.

This textbook serves as a guide to real estate students and educators on the various property innovations and digital technologies that continue to shape the property industry.

¿Qué supone decir Arquitectura del Pensamiento Global, qué tipo de declaración sobre una manera de mirar el mundo, entendido éste como producido humano y en particular, referenciado a su vida comunitaria y social, en el contexto de los espacios urbanos crecientes?

La propuesta nace sobre la base de constituirse en una "primera aproximación a las casas bioclimáticas" y, tiene como propósitos, en relación con el tema planteado expresar algunas consideraciones e ilustrar sobre proyectos y obras internacionales y nacionales.

Este libro nace como consecuencia de haberse agotado la edición de la Revista de la Sociedad Central de Arquitectos número 217 "Modos de habitar", publicada en julio de 2005.

La rápida e intensiva evolución que han experimentado las tecnologías biológicas y digitales a finales del siglo XX, han producido importantes transformaciones en nuestros hábitos cotidianos y laborales.

La Arquitectura puede ser entendida como el resultado construido y expuesto a lo vivenciado por y para el ser humano.

The book provides a complete vision about Spanish sustainable renovation of buildings situation at this moment, analysing legal and technological context and opportunities that economic stimulus -by means of direct aids- and the use of BIM methodologies offers a standardization of high scale interventions.

The inspiring true account of one man's successful mission to bring sustainability into the building industry around the world.

Sustainable Design for Interior Environments, 2nd Edition, builds on the first edition's premise that the interior design profession has a social and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and the environment.

Sustainable Design for Interior Environments, 2nd Edition, builds on the first edition's premise that the interior design profession has a social and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and the environment.

This book explores the relationship between pedestrians/cyclists' mode and route choice to/from metro/railway stations and the micro-level (street-scale) built environment in a second-tier city in China.

Along with plan and elevation, section is one of the essential representational techniques of architectural design; among architects and educators, debates about a project's section are common and often intense.

Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces.

The inspiring true account of one man's successful mission to bring sustainability into the building industry around the world.

Earth-sheltered building has existed since the heyday of Skara Brae in Scotland 5,000 years ago, and is used today by people around the world.

Ecological and technological (eco-tech) planning provides a possible response to the essential issues of sustainability and rehabilitation in rapidly growing urban spaces.

This new book explains everything you need to know to locate and purchase real estate with no down payment from individuals, banks, and other sources.