Emerald architecture : case studies in green building / GreenSource, the magazine of sustainable design.

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2008.

ix, 166 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.

McGraw-Hill's GreenSource series

The sustainability movement in architecture is gaining tremendous momentum every year, especially now that buildings can be rated with LEED and operations tracked for effectiveness. However, the building industry is still in need of "hard" information about the planning, design, products, and methods for sustainable structures. In order to help meet this crucial need, Emerald Architecture offers you a full-color collection of 25 in-depth case studies of green structures and facilities that are as attractive as they are sustainable. Using more than 200 beautiful photos and illustrations, this timely architectural guide presents design data and specifications from a wide variety of projects, including schools, offices, labs, libraries, and government buildings. For each of the cutting-edge projects included, Emerald Architecture provides a lucid description of the building itself ... how it works ... and an evaluation of how successful it has been. -- Book jacket.

9780071544115 (alk. paper)
0071544119 (alk. paper)

Sustainable buildings Design and construction Case studies.
Sustainable architecture Case studies.
Sustainable buildings Pictorial works.
Architecture durable Études de cas.
Constructions durables Ouvrages illustrés.
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings
Sustainable buildings Design and construction

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Case studies
Études de cas.
Ouvrages illustrés.

GreenSource.
McGraw-Hill's GreenSource series.

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