Books
Construction Ecology: Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
Designers of the built environment have much to learn from nature and industrial ecology as they focus increasingly on green or sustainable construction. Natural systems are the ideal model for human systems but also for the built environment in which we live and function. The principles of design, energy, the flow of materials, and closed loop behaviour can be understood in this regard. .........
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Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery
Focusing on green building as it applies to larger commercial, institutional buildings, Sustainable Construction provides a complete introduction to the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. By providing a thorough grounding on the subject, this insightful guide encourages readers to realize the ecological and economic benefits of green building.
Sustainable Construction uses the latest U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. Providing a detailed overview of the entire process of green building, Sustainable Construction covers the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building, all of which are essential to test any of the myriad decisions that have to be made in designing and constructing a green building from materials selection to considering the use of natural systems for wastewater processing
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Reshaping the Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics, and Economics
Because of the profound effects of the built environment on the availability of natural resources for future generations, those involved in designing, creating, operating, renovating, and demolishing human structures have a vital role to play in working to put society on a path toward sustainability.
This volume presents the thinking of leading academics and professionals in planning, civil engineering, economics, architecture, construction, and a host of other fields who are seeking to discover ways of creating a more sustainable built environment
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Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction
