Rough guide to sustainability : a design primer / Brian Edwards.
By: Edwards, Brian [author.]
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BookPublisher: London : RIBA Publishing, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 4th edition.Description: xx, 340 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781859465073 (paperback).Subject(s): Sustainable architecture | Architecture -- Environmental aspects | Architecture and society | Sustainable buildings -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 720.47 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 720.47 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00161924 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This latest edition of Rough Guide to Sustainability remains a simple, no-nonsense reference source for all students and practitioners of sustainability in the built environment. It sets out the broad environmental, professional and governmental context underlying sustainability principles, and outlines the science, measures and design solutions that must be adopted to meet current definitions of responsible architecture.
The fourth edition covers the latest developments in a rapidly expanding sector. It offers a wider international scope than ever before, and includes new information on the role of BIM in sustainable design, assessment tools and techniques, and the RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Brand new material also discusses the impact of the latest legislative, social and technological developments.
Now in full colour and extensively illustrated throughout, this guide is essential reading for design and built environment students and professionals ¿ and anyone keen to cut through to the facts about sustainability.
Bibliography: (pages 330-331) and index.
Section A: Sustainability - from theory to practice -- The theory and science of sustainability -- Legislation and regulations in Europe -- Section B: Measuring sustainability: tools and techniques -- Measuring success at the building scale -- Section C: Resources for construction -- Energy -- Water -- Materials and waste -- Section D: Design for sustainability -- Design for a changing climate -- Sustainable buildings are healthy buildings -- Sustainable cities - communities and urban design -- Design options for sustainability.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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
Author notes provided by Syndetics
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.