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- catalog abstract "Sustainable Architecture shows the intimate connection between ecologically responsible building design and sustainable development in countries around the globe, especially the Third World. The book makes an eloquent case for "sustainable architecture" - architecture that meets the needs of this generation without shortchanging those to come. The author uses case studies from Los Angeles to Bangladesh to show builders and planners how to work with limited energy resources, take advantage of the wisdom of traditional local building techniques, make informed decisions about environmentally safe building materials, analyze energy consumption of traditional vs. modern construction, shape current urban planning policy, make the best use of technological advances in energy conservation, and teach a new generation of students a new way of building. The answer, says the author, is not to give up technological advances, but to use the best of them, to combine them with the best traditional methods, and to test every building, every community plan, by "green" principles. The book shows architects and their clients what they can do to help solve environmental problems. It includes the latest facts and statistics on comparative costs of environmentally safe vs. environmentally destructive materials ... covers the newest techniques for energy-efficient building materials and design ... offers workable, economically feasible "green" alternatives. Sustainable Architecture makes a unique contribution to our global community and our future - a future that can be more abundant and prosperous for all of us.".
- catalog contributor b10608850.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-280) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Name of the Future -- Ch. 1. The Source of Sustainability -- Ch. 2. A Contradiction in Terms -- Ch. 3. Case Studies -- Ch. 4. Environmental Economics -- Ch. 5. The Relationship between Sustainability and Building Materials -- Ch. 6. The Case for Change and a Sustainable Architecture.".
- catalog description "Sustainable Architecture shows the intimate connection between ecologically responsible building design and sustainable development in countries around the globe, especially the Third World. The book makes an eloquent case for "sustainable architecture" - architecture that meets the needs of this generation without shortchanging those to come.".
- catalog description "The author uses case studies from Los Angeles to Bangladesh to show builders and planners how to work with limited energy resources, take advantage of the wisdom of traditional local building techniques, make informed decisions about environmentally safe building materials, analyze energy consumption of traditional vs. modern construction, shape current urban planning policy, make the best use of technological advances in energy conservation, and teach a new generation of students a new way of building. The answer, says the author, is not to give up technological advances, but to use the best of them, to combine them with the best traditional methods, and to test every building, every community plan, by "green" principles.".
- catalog description "The book shows architects and their clients what they can do to help solve environmental problems. It includes the latest facts and statistics on comparative costs of environmentally safe vs. environmentally destructive materials ... covers the newest techniques for energy-efficient building materials and design ... offers workable, economically feasible "green" alternatives. Sustainable Architecture makes a unique contribution to our global community and our future - a future that can be more abundant and prosperous for all of us.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 288 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0070609497 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : McGraw-Hill,".
- catalog subject "720/.47 21".
- catalog subject "Architecture Environmental aspects Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Architecture Environmental aspects.".
- catalog subject "Architecture, Modern 20th century.".
- catalog subject "NA2542.35 .S82 1997".
- catalog subject "Sustainable architecture Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Sustainable architecture.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Name of the Future -- Ch. 1. The Source of Sustainability -- Ch. 2. A Contradiction in Terms -- Ch. 3. Case Studies -- Ch. 4. Environmental Economics -- Ch. 5. The Relationship between Sustainability and Building Materials -- Ch. 6. The Case for Change and a Sustainable Architecture.".
- catalog title "Sustainable architecture : principles, paradigms, and case studies / James Steele.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".