Main entry:

Ece, Nurgül.

Title & Author:

Building biology : criteria and architectural design / Nurgül Ece ; translation, Katharina Gustavs.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, c2018.

Description:

178 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Winfried Schneider -- A book about building biology -- [I.] Introduction to building biology : Criteria and approaches -- Building biology and natural building methods -- Energy-efficient building design -- Healthy indoor climate -- Building biology and building systems -- Pollutants and allergens -- Spatial theory -- Checklist for building materials -- [II.] The flagship project of building biology : The new building of the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability IBN -- Twenty examples from a building biology perspective : [III.] Residential buildings : Haingraben half-timbered house, Liederbach am Taunus, Germany -- Residence and workshop in an old peat barn, Schechen, Germany -- Ritter-Reumiller house, Andelsbuch, Austria -- Straw bale house, Dornbirn, Austria -- Casa C, Reckingen, Switzerland -- House for Julia and Björn Egg, Austria -- The house of wood, Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany -- Maison Marly, Marly-le-Roi, France -- Haussicht design house, Erkheim, Germany -- [IV.] Public buildings : De Potgieter School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- The Friedensschule School and Fire Department Annex, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany -- RHS Peter Buckley Learning Centre, Rosemoor, Devon, England -- Ecolino Daycare Center, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany -- Pollenfeld Daycare Center, Pollenfeld, Germany -- [V.] Commercial buildings : Herbafarm, Bodrum, Turkey -- Hörger Biohotel Tafernwirtschaft, Hohenbercha, Germany -- Almrefugio, Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany -- Casa Salute, Margreid, South Tyrol, Italy -- Artis Commercial building, Berlin, Germany -- Omicron Campus, Klaus, Austria -- [VI.] The 25 principles of building biology : Building biology assessments.

Summary:

Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly. It makes the link between architecture as a design task and a building biology approach to design.

ISBN:

9783035611830 (English edition ; hd. bd.)
3035611831 (English edition ; hd. bd.)
(English edition ; online)
9783035610406
(English edition ; print + online)
9783035610413

Subject:

Architecture and biology.
Architecture Human factors.
Architecture Environmental aspects.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture et biologie.
Architecture Facteurs humains.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Modern.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 300579
Call No.: BIB 246796
Status: Available