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With the ever-increasing growth of the world’s population, there is a universal need for development that can sustain humanity, in settlements of all sizes, without the depletion of our environmental heritage. For this to be effective it is essential that local, national and international frameworks be set up to ensure the application and utilisation of sustainable(...)
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With the ever-increasing growth of the world’s population, there is a universal need for development that can sustain humanity, in settlements of all sizes, without the depletion of our environmental heritage. For this to be effective it is essential that local, national and international frameworks be set up to ensure the application and utilisation of sustainable(...)
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Sustainable place : a place of sustainable development
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With the ever-increasing growth of the world’s population, there is a universal need for development that can sustain humanity, in settlements of all sizes, without the depletion of our environmental heritage. For this to be effective it is essential that local, national and international frameworks be set up to ensure the application and utilisation of sustainable development objectives. This book addresses the concept of sustainable place. It looks at the distinctive features of place associated with man’s interaction with landscape, architecture and master planning and investigates the potential of these features to form the constituent parts of a framework of assessment. It outlines a framework for determining the energy and environmental capabilities of a locality for sustainable development in consideration of its social, economic, political and cultural prerequisites – a framework that may be applied locally but that also bears a direct relationship to national and international concerns for sustainability. Sustainable Place puts forward the potential elements of an aesthetic for sustainability which may be used anywhere in the world, to facilitate human progress whilst avoiding the disastrous environmental consequences that ill-considered development too often entails.
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With the ever-increasing growth of the world’s population, there is a universal need for development that can sustain humanity, in settlements of all sizes, without the depletion of our environmental heritage. For this to be effective it is essential that local, national and international frameworks be set up to ensure the application and utilisation of sustainable development objectives. This book addresses the concept of sustainable place. It looks at the distinctive features of place associated with man’s interaction with landscape, architecture and master planning and investigates the potential of these features to form the constituent parts of a framework of assessment. It outlines a framework for determining the energy and environmental capabilities of a locality for sustainable development in consideration of its social, economic, political and cultural prerequisites – a framework that may be applied locally but that also bears a direct relationship to national and international concerns for sustainability. Sustainable Place puts forward the potential elements of an aesthetic for sustainability which may be used anywhere in the world, to facilitate human progress whilst avoiding the disastrous environmental consequences that ill-considered development too often entails.
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February 2003, Chichester
February 2003, Chichester
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Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular(...)
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Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular(...)
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October 2002, White River Junction
October 2002, White River Junction
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The Solar House : Passive heating and cooling
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Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings those principles up to date for a new generation of solar enthusiasts. The techniques required to heat and cool a building passively have been used for thousands of years.
The Solar House : Passive heating and cooling
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Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings those principles up to date for a new generation of solar enthusiasts. The techniques required to heat and cool a building passively have been used for thousands of years.
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October 2002, White River Junction
October 2002, White River Junction
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Green buildings are designed specifically to reduce the level of resource consumed, whether energy, raw materials or water. This guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings(...)
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Green buildings are designed specifically to reduce the level of resource consumed, whether energy, raw materials or water. This guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings(...)
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Green buildings pay - second edition
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Green buildings are designed specifically to reduce the level of resource consumed, whether energy, raw materials or water. This guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings are seen in the context of market realities. This new edition features new chapters on "green" schools covering the importance of school buildings to learning, design guidance for schools and two case studies of best practice.
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Green buildings are designed specifically to reduce the level of resource consumed, whether energy, raw materials or water. This guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings are seen in the context of market realities. This new edition features new chapters on "green" schools covering the importance of school buildings to learning, design guidance for schools and two case studies of best practice.
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December 2003, London / New York
December 2003, London / New York
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Avec ce volume 5 des «Maisons d'architectes»,Joël Cariou nous présente 16 maisons bois, choisies pour leur inventivité, leur modernité et la justesse de leur intégration dans le site. Les qualités du bois, alliées aux préoccupations écologiques en termes d'environnement et d'habitat expliquent sans doute le fort engouement que rencontre aujourd'hui ce matériau auprès des(...)
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Avec ce volume 5 des «Maisons d'architectes»,Joël Cariou nous présente 16 maisons bois, choisies pour leur inventivité, leur modernité et la justesse de leur intégration dans le site. Les qualités du bois, alliées aux préoccupations écologiques en termes d'environnement et d'habitat expliquent sans doute le fort engouement que rencontre aujourd'hui ce matériau auprès des(...)
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Maisons d'architectes en bois
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Avec ce volume 5 des «Maisons d'architectes»,Joël Cariou nous présente 16 maisons bois, choisies pour leur inventivité, leur modernité et la justesse de leur intégration dans le site. Les qualités du bois, alliées aux préoccupations écologiques en termes d'environnement et d'habitat expliquent sans doute le fort engouement que rencontre aujourd'hui ce matériau auprès des architectes et des maîtres d'ouvrage.
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Avec ce volume 5 des «Maisons d'architectes»,Joël Cariou nous présente 16 maisons bois, choisies pour leur inventivité, leur modernité et la justesse de leur intégration dans le site. Les qualités du bois, alliées aux préoccupations écologiques en termes d'environnement et d'habitat expliquent sans doute le fort engouement que rencontre aujourd'hui ce matériau auprès des architectes et des maîtres d'ouvrage.
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November 2002, Paris
November 2002, Paris
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En Ille-et-Vilaine, et notamment dans le bassin de Rennes, les constructions en terre ont profondément marqué les paysages. Catalogue ouvert sur la diversité des constructions en terre et synthèse des connaissances actuelles dans le domaine.
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En Ille-et-Vilaine, et notamment dans le bassin de Rennes, les constructions en terre ont profondément marqué les paysages. Catalogue ouvert sur la diversité des constructions en terre et synthèse des connaissances actuelles dans le domaine.
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September 2002, Rennes
September 2002, Rennes
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Architecture de terre en Ille-et-Vilaine
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En Ille-et-Vilaine, et notamment dans le bassin de Rennes, les constructions en terre ont profondément marqué les paysages. Catalogue ouvert sur la diversité des constructions en terre et synthèse des connaissances actuelles dans le domaine.
Architecture de terre en Ille-et-Vilaine
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En Ille-et-Vilaine, et notamment dans le bassin de Rennes, les constructions en terre ont profondément marqué les paysages. Catalogue ouvert sur la diversité des constructions en terre et synthèse des connaissances actuelles dans le domaine.
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September 2002, Rennes
September 2002, Rennes
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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave"(...)
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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave"(...)
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January 1900, New York
January 1900, New York
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Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things
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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the industrial revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask. In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are). Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change.
Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things
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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the industrial revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask. In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are). Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change.
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January 1900, New York
January 1900, New York
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This book discusses the form and function of American barns. It gives their complete history from Colonial times to the present, and illustrates the range of styles that exists in these structures. "Barn : Preservation & Adaptation" fully demonstrates the adaptability and enduring charm of one of the most iconic forms of American vernacular architecture. It also explores(...)
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This book discusses the form and function of American barns. It gives their complete history from Colonial times to the present, and illustrates the range of styles that exists in these structures. "Barn : Preservation & Adaptation" fully demonstrates the adaptability and enduring charm of one of the most iconic forms of American vernacular architecture. It also explores(...)
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August 2003, New York
August 2003, New York
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Barn : preservation & adaptation
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This book discusses the form and function of American barns. It gives their complete history from Colonial times to the present, and illustrates the range of styles that exists in these structures. "Barn : Preservation & Adaptation" fully demonstrates the adaptability and enduring charm of one of the most iconic forms of American vernacular architecture. It also explores renovations, interior design options, and structural and cosmetic changes that have kept these traditional farm buildings vital and functional into the twenty-first century.
Barn : preservation & adaptation
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This book discusses the form and function of American barns. It gives their complete history from Colonial times to the present, and illustrates the range of styles that exists in these structures. "Barn : Preservation & Adaptation" fully demonstrates the adaptability and enduring charm of one of the most iconic forms of American vernacular architecture. It also explores renovations, interior design options, and structural and cosmetic changes that have kept these traditional farm buildings vital and functional into the twenty-first century.
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August 2003, New York
August 2003, New York
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This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of clay and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures in Germany and abroad. Numerous photographs(...)
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This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of clay and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures in Germany and abroad. Numerous photographs(...)
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Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture
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This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of clay and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures in Germany and abroad. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of clay architecture.
Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture
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This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of clay and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures in Germany and abroad. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of clay architecture.
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June 2006, Basel
June 2006, Basel
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Since 1992 and the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainability has been the focus of attention in the building industry and architecture. It requires the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction, ecological materials, and an environmental approach to energy supply. This development is especially urgent in the area of residential housing.(...)
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Since 1992 and the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainability has been the focus of attention in the building industry and architecture. It requires the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction, ecological materials, and an environmental approach to energy supply. This development is especially urgent in the area of residential housing.(...)
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June 2006, Basel / Berlin / Boston
June 2006, Basel / Berlin / Boston
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Sustainable living : 25 international examples
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Since 1992 and the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainability has been the focus of attention in the building industry and architecture. It requires the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction, ecological materials, and an environmental approach to energy supply. This development is especially urgent in the area of residential housing. People increasingly insist on a healthy indoor climate, natural moisture exchange, thermal comfort, and an absence of hazardous substances. The book provides extensive and technically detailed documentation of 25 sustainable residential structures in both the high-tech and low-tech domain. There is a considerable variety among the individual projects in terms of their size and the materials used. The examples are chosen from 18 different countries on five continents and come from both rural regions and urban areas.
Sustainable living : 25 international examples
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Since 1992 and the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainability has been the focus of attention in the building industry and architecture. It requires the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction, ecological materials, and an environmental approach to energy supply. This development is especially urgent in the area of residential housing. People increasingly insist on a healthy indoor climate, natural moisture exchange, thermal comfort, and an absence of hazardous substances. The book provides extensive and technically detailed documentation of 25 sustainable residential structures in both the high-tech and low-tech domain. There is a considerable variety among the individual projects in terms of their size and the materials used. The examples are chosen from 18 different countries on five continents and come from both rural regions and urban areas.
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June 2006, Basel / Berlin / Boston
June 2006, Basel / Berlin / Boston
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“The Mexican Roof”, built as an architectural signal for an organisation promoting sustainable agriculture, is one of the few examples where a very ambitious project, conceived in the architecture design studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, has been successfully translated into reality. Executed by the students themselves in a remote province in Mexico it is(...)
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“The Mexican Roof”, built as an architectural signal for an organisation promoting sustainable agriculture, is one of the few examples where a very ambitious project, conceived in the architecture design studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, has been successfully translated into reality. Executed by the students themselves in a remote province in Mexico it is(...)
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Prinz Eisenbeton 5 : techo en Mexico / the Mexican roof - 96° 13' W. 16° 33'N
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“The Mexican Roof”, built as an architectural signal for an organisation promoting sustainable agriculture, is one of the few examples where a very ambitious project, conceived in the architecture design studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, has been successfully translated into reality. Executed by the students themselves in a remote province in Mexico it is basically a roof made out of bamboo that shelters the new community from the sun and collects water, the basis of any kind of growth. It is a conspicuous landmark that also serves very practical functions. The book presents the building process in Mexico starting with the finished roof and going back in time as well, an index that lists the various notions of the conceptual work in Vienna. Special attention is given to a specific method of teaching that encourages students to go for their visions, even if difficult, by providing methods, experience and determination necessary to solve the problems associated with this endeavour.
Prinz Eisenbeton 5 : techo en Mexico / the Mexican roof - 96° 13' W. 16° 33'N
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“The Mexican Roof”, built as an architectural signal for an organisation promoting sustainable agriculture, is one of the few examples where a very ambitious project, conceived in the architecture design studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, has been successfully translated into reality. Executed by the students themselves in a remote province in Mexico it is basically a roof made out of bamboo that shelters the new community from the sun and collects water, the basis of any kind of growth. It is a conspicuous landmark that also serves very practical functions. The book presents the building process in Mexico starting with the finished roof and going back in time as well, an index that lists the various notions of the conceptual work in Vienna. Special attention is given to a specific method of teaching that encourages students to go for their visions, even if difficult, by providing methods, experience and determination necessary to solve the problems associated with this endeavour.
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December 2005, Vienna
December 2005, Vienna
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