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Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are. In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. The book is divided into 3 categories-green, greener,...
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"Examining the way in which natural systems have arisen through the sun's influence, how humans have adapted to them and what today's urban planners can do to respond to the challenge of a sustainable world, this book outlines the need to reconsider how we organise our lives in terms of energy, technology and architecture. It goes on to illustrate the various natural cycles of which the sun is part. As the book explains, these include sustainable...
107) New green homes
Author
Publisher
Collins Design
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Specific topics covered include climate regulation, drainage systems, and regional planning. Each project contains photographs, floor and aerial plans, as well as detailed drawings that illustrate certain sustainable features revealing how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Looks at green design around the world through the scrapbook of twelve-year-old Corry Lapont, featuring postcards, brochures, and other memorabilia that introduces readers to towers, bridges, tunnels, domes, and more. Includes activities and fun facts.
112) Off Grid House Plans
Author
Publisher
Monsa Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Off-Grid House Plans has more than 250 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as all the construction details in all projects. An Off-Grid system allows you to live without using a utility company, generating your own energy. A well designed system also has numerous environmental advantages, that help you to reduce your carbon footprint, providing cleaner, more sustainable energy. In the long-term it is financially viable, and also...
113) Build green..Make green..Save green: a practical guide for environmentally-responsible home building
Author
Publisher
Hybrid home Guy Productions
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Supply companies that were not willing to stock the new, soon-to-be-called "green" products, actually helped unite those of us who wanted to lead a change in the building industry.
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. This book explains the principles of green architecture, showing how the world's leading exponents are tackling this pressing issue.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Can the designers of the Druk White Lotus School in remote Ladakh, India, help preserve the region's cultural identity for future generations? Could architect Thom Mayne's new San Francisco Federal Building be the prototype for tomorrow's workplace? Enrique Pe~nalosa, the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, transformed one of the world's most chaotic cities into a model of sustainable and civic-minded urban planning. Third-generation develop Jonathan...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about 'home'. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight on everything from wholly new techniques to creative...
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"Big & Green features the work of leading architects from around the world, including: Shigeru Ban, Norman Foster, MVRDV, SOM, and Moshe Safdie, among many others. Also included is a preface by architect and green design advocate William McDonaugh, a series of essays that track the history and development of new sustainable building technologies, a glossary of green design terms, and interviews with the architects Richard Rogers, Kenneth Yeang, and...
