Best Practices In Sustainable Building Design - April 2024

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an interactive DVD

This unique book and DVD is an interactive learning environment composed of seven content areas: building form, envelopes, structures, climate control systems, renewable energy, lighting, and landscape design. Each of these content areas is subdivided into learning modules introducing the subject matter and investigates best practices for climate responsive and ecologically sustainable building design and construction. The DVD will help visualize and engage with concepts that may otherwise be too ambiguous or difficult to comprehend in a book format.

• ASIN: 1604270683
• ASIN: 1604270683
• ISBN: 1604270683
• Brand: J. Ross Publishing
• Manufacturer: J. Ross Publishing

The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

The time-saving resource every architect needs The Architect’s Studio Companion is a robust, user-friendly resource that keeps important information at your fingertips throughout the design process. It includes guidelines for the design of structure, environmental systems, parking, accessibility, and more. This new sixth edition has been fully updated with the latest model building codes for the U.S. and Canada, extensive new information on heating and cooling systems for buildings, and new structural systems, all in a form that facilitates rapid preliminary design. More than just a referenc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1119092418
• ASIN: 1119092418
• ISBN: 9781119092414
• Brand: Wiley
• Manufacturer: Wiley

LEED Green Associate V4 Exam Complete Study Guide (Second Edition)

*The "Second Edition" includes sample questions in the digital resources (see page 273 for online access).PASS THE LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM WITH FLYING COLORS!Having been widely adopted as the primary course material for bachelor's and master's degree classes in architecture and civil engineering in universities throughout the United States, the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam Complete Study Guide provides deep insight into the principles of green building, and it helps the reader learn, rather than just memorize, the essential information for the exam. Thus, this approach equips candidates to s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0994618018
• ASIN: 0994618018
• ISBN: 0994618018
• Manufacturer: LDCT Pub

Design Like You Give a Damn {2}: Building Change from the Ground Up

Design Like You Give a Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a more sustainable future. Following the success of their first book, Architecture for Humanity brings readers the next edition, with more than 100 projects from around the world. Packed with practical and ingenious design solutions, this book addresses the need for basic shelter, housing, education, health care, clean water, and renewable energy. One-on-one interviews and provocative case studies demonstrate how innovative design is reimagining community and uplifting lives. From building-material i... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0810997029
• ASIN: 0810997029
• ISBN: 0810997029
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World

A 2012 Nautilus Silver Award Winner Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World introduces an antidote to faceless, placeless sprawl ― small scale neighborhoods where people can easily know one another, where empty nesters and single householders with far-flung families can find friendship or a helping hand nearby, and where children can have shirt-tail aunties and uncles just beyond their front gate. The book describes inspiring pocket neighborhoods through stories of the people who live there, as well as the progressive planners, innovative architects, pio... [Read More]

• ASIN: 160085107X
• ASIN: 160085107X
• ISBN: 160085107X
• Brand: Brand: Taunton Press
• Manufacturer: Taunton Press

Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags. Over seventy percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials-straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials. Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth-or earthbags. Having been in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0865715076
• ASIN: 0865715076
• ISBN: 0865715076
• Brand: Hunter, Kaki/ Kiffmeyer, Donald
• Manufacturer: New Society Publishers

The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book

Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage,cobb, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to its surroundings that its creators refer to it as "an ecstatic house." The authors build a house the way others create a natural garden. They use the oldest, most available materials imaginable--earth, clay, sand, straw, and water--and blend them to redefine the future (and past) of building. Cob (the word comes from an Old English root, meanin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1890132349
• UPC: 783324954340
• ASIN: 1890132349
• ISBN: 9781890132347
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing Company

Sustainable Design for Interior Environments Second Edition

Sustainable Design for Interior Environments, 2nd Edition, builds on the first edition's premise that the interior design profession has a social and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and the environment. The text equips professors, students, and practitioners to design sustainable interiors by addressing LEED certification, environmental concerns, ecosystems, ethics, values, worldviews, and the ways in which science and technology can be used to address environmental challenges. Through content, organization, and pedagogical features, the book integrate... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1609010817
• ASIN: 1609010817
• ISBN: 1609010817
• Brand: Fairchild Publications
• Manufacturer: Fairchild Books

Building Green, New Edition: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs (Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative)

The best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction gets an update! It’s refreshed with a completely revised introduction, a bright new cover, and extensive online resource tie-ins.  This groundbreaking book doesn’t just tell you about “green” house-building techniques: it actually shows you, with more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details. Readers will get a clear sense of the real world challenges as Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage us... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1600595340
• ASIN: 1600595340
• ISBN: 1600595340
• Brand: Lark Books NC
• Manufacturer: Lark Crafts

Passive House Details: Solutions for High-Performance Design

Passive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings. The objective of this book is to provide design goals, research, analysis, systems, details, and inspiring images of some of the most energy-efficient, carbon-neutral, healthy, and satisfying buildings currently built in the region. Other topics included: heat transfer, moisture management, performance targets, and climatic zones. Illustrated with more than 375 color images, the book is a visual catalog of construction details, materials, and systems drawn from projects contri... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1138958263
• ASIN: 1138958263
• ISBN: 1138958263
• Manufacturer: Routledge

Green Building Illustrated

“Green Building Illustrated is a must-read for students and professionals in the building industry.  The combination of incredibly expressive illustrations and accessible technical writing make concepts of green building on paper as intuitive as they would be if you toured a space with experts in sustainable building.” —Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO, and Founding Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council  “The authors of Green Building Illustrated deliver clear and intelligent text, augmented by straightforward but compelling illustrations describing green building basics. This comp... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1118562372
• ASIN: 1118562372
• ISBN: 1118562372
• Brand: John Wiley Sons
• Manufacturer: Wiley

Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities

The cohousing "bible" by the US originators of the concept. A man's home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes haveturned our castles into islands. How can we regain the elements of the traditional village – family, cooperation, community and a sense of belonging – within the context of 21st century life? Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities is an in-depth exploration of a uniquely rewarding type of housing which is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0865716722
• ASIN: 0865716722
• ISBN: 0865716722
• Manufacturer: New Society Publishers

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)

Green construction is the building trend of the decade. In direct response to the growing demand for sustainable, healthy, and energy-efficient homes, David Johnston and Scott Gibson present the most forward-thinking theories and the best proven methods of new and remodeled green construction. They begin with down-to-earth explanations of green building basics and move on to site planning, materials selection, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality -- detailing along the way every step in design and construction, from framing to finishes. A must-have reference for contractors who want to re... [Read More]

• ASIN: 156158973X
• ASIN: 156158973X
• ISBN: 9781561589739
• Brand: Taunton Press
• Manufacturer: Taunton Press

Kitchen & Bath Sustainable Design: Conservation, Materials, Practices (NKBA Professional Resource Library)

The leading industry association's handbook for going green in the kitchen and bath Kitchen & Bath Sustainable Design is the National Kitchen and Bath Association's complete guide to "greening" these important rooms. The first book to focus exclusively on kitchen and bath sustainability, this full color guide covers every consideration for both remodels and new construction, making it a handy reference for any kitchen and bath professional. Case studies of award-winning projects demonstrate how space, budget, and sustainability can come together to create beautiful, functional, efficient rooms... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1118627725
• ASIN: 1118627725
• ISBN: 1118627725
• Manufacturer: Wiley

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition

Reflecting the latest developments in the green building movement, and updated to include coverage of LEED 2009,Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace. In this revised edition, Charles Kibert delivers a detailed, and passionate, overview of the entire process of green building, covering the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building. Kibert uses not only the dom... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0470114215
• ASIN: 0470114215
• ISBN: 0470114215
• Manufacturer: Wiley

The Sustainable Sites Handbook : A Complete Guide to the Principles, Strategies, and Best Practices for Sustainable Landscapes

"This official reference guide to the Sustainable Sites Initiative Rating System contains information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design applicable to any type of designed landscape, with or without

• UPC: 16217354

A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering : An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance

9781138215474

• UPC: 835289053

A Handbook Of Sustainable Building Design And Engineering

A Handbook Of Sustainable Building Design And

• UPC: 682949240

The Eco-Home Design Guide : Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit

Essential reading for anyone planning to design an eco-home Designing an eco-house is as much about working with your natural surroundings as it is about planning to use the right materials for your building. In

• UPC: 46327196

The Sustainable Tall Building : A Design Primer

9781138905948

• UPC: 56132226

Sustainable Construction Techniques : From Structural Design to Interior Fit-Out: Assessing and Improving the Environmental Impact of Buildings

9783955532383

• UPC: 42589255

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an Interactive DVD: New

• UPC: 283461740234
• Category: Other Books
• Price: 86 USD

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design, Hardcover by Vassigh, Shahin; ...

• UPC: 273709394531
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 76 USD

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design by Shahin Vassigh (2012, Mixed...

• UPC: 123635164485
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 103 USD