Refract House / [editors, Ila Berman and Nataly Gattegno ; faculty contributors, Ila Berman [and others]].

Title & Author:

Refract House / [editors, Ila Berman and Nataly Gattegno ; faculty contributors, Ila Berman [and others]].

Publication:

Description:

139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Series:

California College of the Arts Architecture Studio Series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Green machines for living / Ila Berman -- Micro-ecosystems and energy loops / Nataly Gattegno -- Building light / Andrew Kudless -- Engineered for optimized performance / Tim Hight -- Carbon neutral design / Kate Simonen -- Construction innovation / Peter Anderson -- Material assemblies / Matt Hutchinson & Oblio Jenkins.

Summary:

"Refract House, a joint endeavor of the Division of Architecture at California College of the Arts and the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University, is a full-scale working prototype of a prefabricated solar-powered home, with a sophisticated sensor-informed energy production and distribution system and an innovative thermal building skin"--Introduction.

ISBN:

9780982503324 (paperback)
0982503326 (paperback)

Subject:

Solar houses Design and construction.
Solar houses California.
Architecture, Domestic California.
Sustainable architecture.
Architecture durable.
Architecture, Domestic.
Solar houses.
California.

Added entries:

Berman, Ila (Ila Leslie), 1960-
Gattegno, Nataly.
California College of the Arts.
CCA architecture studio series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282269
Call No.: BIB 219619
Status: Available

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