Current sustainable design paradigms do not represent the time dimension of design nor do they deal with the balance between needs and limitations of user through the life cycle of the building design process. Designers try to find optimum design solutions from a system point of view, as stabilizing structures to filter and control the diffusion of variations between the end-users dynamic values and real-world environment. Hence, Eco-design ultimate objective is to find a balance between real-world systems and end-users values with the lowest rate of impacts on the natural environment. This...

Sustainable building design (SBD) basics: eco-concepts development provides information to students, architects, researchers and individuals in the field of the built environment. It presents general knowledge of SBD and green design aspects. Also it investigates the process of development of eco-concepts in architecture. The book presents number of real scientific facts which could be applied in design stage to develop eco-concepts, required to create more compatible building systems. Educational approach and easy language of this book help readers to establish their own analytical...