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Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City : Austin, Curitiba, and Frankfurt
ISBN: 9780739115343 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City offers a unique and thorough analysis of three major cities and their individual paths toward sustainable development. Dr. Steven A. Moore investigates the exemplary cities of Austin, Texas, Curitiba, Brazil, and Frankfurt, Germany to examine how each city has approached and maintained sustainability, and thus stimulated economic growth, preserved threatened ecosystems, and improved social equity. These three cities have successfully developed different dispositions toward politics, nature, and technology, proving that there is no single abstract...
Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City offers a unique and thorough analysis of three major cities and their individual paths toward sustainable d...
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225,83 zł |
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Sustainable Development and Environmental Management : Experiences and Case Studies
ISBN: 9781402065972 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book stems from a four-year experience of a Training Programme addressing members of several Chinese governmental Institutions which, given the moment of extremely intense and fast development of their country, consider the issues of environment and sustainable growth among the foremost priorities. In particular, they expressed the need and will to develop policy and mana- ment tools that could lead to a strategy of sustainable growth from an economic, social and environmental point of view. The Programme turned out to be a success (it involved, up to June 2007, more than 2000 trainees...
This book stems from a four-year experience of a Training Programme addressing members of several Chinese governmental Institutions which, given the m...
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851,40 zł |
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Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction
ISBN: 9781561589739 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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... Green construction is the building trend of the decade. In direct response to the growing demand for sustainable, healthy, and energy-efficient hom... |
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147,18 zł |
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The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building
ISBN: 9781138896642 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building aims to fill a gap in the literature by unearthing the ineffective and unsustainable practices of capacity building by bilateral and multilateral agencies in developing countries in the last decade, the gaps and lacunae in those processes, and the way forward. --
The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building aims to fill a gap in the literature by unearthing the ineffective and unsustainable practice...
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705,74 zł |
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Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities
ISBN: 9781597260534 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, clean, and equitable communities. The design charrette has become an increasingly popular way to engage the public and stakeholders in public planning, and Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities shows how citizens and officials can use this tool to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community. ...
A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical...
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136,63 zł |
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The Green Building Revolution
ISBN: 9781597261791 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The "green building revolution'' is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement. With interviews and case studies, it does more than simply report on the revolution; it shows readers why and how to start thinking about designing, building, and operating high performance, environmentally aware (LEED-certified) buildings on conventional budgets. Evolving quietly for more than a...
The "green building revolution'' is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The...
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136,63 zł |
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Advances in Passive Cooling
ISBN: 9781844072637 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types, the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning. This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling, enabling building professionals to understand the state of the art and employ relevant new strategies. With separate chapters on comfort, urban microclimate, solar control, ventilation, ground cooling and evaporative and radiative cooling, this authoritative...
Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types, the energy demand for powering such devices has become a signific...
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846,88 zł |
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Ventilation and Airflow in Buildings : Methods for Diagnosis and Evaluation
ISBN: 9781844074518 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explaining why and how ventilation in buildings should be measured, offering worked examples for each method, this title presents diagnosis methods for checking airflow rates including leakages, ventilation efficiency and fan efficiency.
Explaining why and how ventilation in buildings should be measured, offering worked examples for each method, this title presents diagnosis methods fo...
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846,88 zł |
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Self Sufficient Housing
ISBN: 9788496540439 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Práce studentů i profesionálů přináší publikace shrnující poznatky z posledního kongresu architektonického institutu Katalánska.
Created for students and professionals to inspire changes in how new buildings are designed and constructed, the Self-Sufficient competition challenged participants to design a self-sufficient and ecologically oriented dwelling. In the early 20th century, the concept of “dwelling” was defined as a “machine for living”, a reference to a new way of understanding the construction of inhabitable spaces that characterized the Machine Age. Today, a... Práce studentů i profesionálů přináší publikace shrnující poznatky z posledního kongresu architektonického institutu Katalánska.
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73,47 zł |
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Metaphorical Visualization- Using Multidimensional Metaphors to Visualize Data
ISBN: 9783836428781 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Multidimensional data sets pose a number of problems for graphs, and their
visualizations (in the form of charts, tables, graphs, or more exotic forms like Chernoff faces) generally end up complex, confusing, and difficult to read. Within the limitations of two-dimensional displays, what does it take to visualize three, four, or more dimensions? This research examined several methods already in use, and using some of the principles there, explored one approach to solve these problems. The idea of visual metaphors was developed into a series of layers within a CG landscape: each layer... Multidimensional data sets pose a number of problems for graphs, and their
visualizations (in the form of charts, tables, graphs, or more exotic f... |
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280,85 zł |
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The Barefoot Architect : A Handbook for Green Building
ISBN: 9780936070421 / Angielski / Miękka / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, includingdesign (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and...
A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished...
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142,26 zł |
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Green Roofs in Sustainable Landscape Design
ISBN: 9780393731682 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Green roofs offer many aesthetic benefits as well as environmental ones. Landscape architect Steven Cantor gives the basic terminology of green roof design, defines the green roof types, reviews materials of construction and methods of installation, and explores sixty projects in detail, identifying the design process, the program for the project, and the specific application of green roof design and technology. He gives design professionals and students a thorough introduction to the applications and impacts of green roofs on the built environment and shows how they can be integrated into...
Green roofs offer many aesthetic benefits as well as environmental ones. Landscape architect Steven Cantor gives the basic terminology of green roof d...
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246,04 zł |
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Architecture of Change : Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment
ISBN: 9783899552119 / Angielski / Twarda / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kniha představuje architektonické projekty, které kombinují kreativitu, odborné znalosti, technické inovace a sociální angažovanost se silnou zodpovědností k životnímu prostředí.V knize se seznámíte se současnými projekty, které kromě jejich výjimečné architektonické hodnoty významně přispívají k trvale udržitelné budoucnosti. Kniha obsahuje přes čtyřicetprojektů z dílen světoznámých architektů, jako například stavby v Bangladéši a Nepálu, experimentální přístupy k řešení opatření proti záplavám či moderní mrakodrapy. Najdeme zde...
Kniha představuje architektonické projekty, které kombinují kreativitu, odborné znalosti, technické inovace a sociální angažovanost se silnou...
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322,53 zł |
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Thinking Like an Ecosystem
ISBN: 9783836425339 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work contains an architectural exploration based on an analysis of the Ecological Footprint concept, and is designed to remedy the current state of ecological overshoot where humanity's ecological footprint exceeds earth's bio-capacity by 20 percent. This exploration asks the question, "How can we introduce into our buildings the natural capital systems that support human life?" and begins at the detail level with the construction of a prototype technology for vertical farming called 'The Salad Machine'. The study then progresses through a series of lar-ger scales looking at how...
This work contains an architectural exploration based on an analysis of the Ecological Footprint concept, and is designed to remedy the current state ...
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280,85 zł |
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The Green Braid : Towards an Architecture of Ecology, Economy and Equity
ISBN: 9780415415002 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents the discipline's best thinking on sustainability in written, drawn, and built form, drawing on over fifteen years of peer-reviewed essays and national design awards published by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Providing a primer on sustainability, useful to teachers and students alike, the selected essays address a broad range of issues. Combined with design projects that highlight issues holistically, they promote an understanding of the principles of sustainability and further the integration of sustainable methods into... This volume presents the discipline's best thinking on sustainability in written, drawn, and built form, drawing on over fifteen years of peer-revi... |
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254,01 zł |
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The Green Braid : Towards an Architecture of Ecology, Economy and Equity
ISBN: 9780415414999 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents the discipline's best thinking on sustainability in written, drawn, and built form, drawing on over fifteen years of peer-reviewed essays and national design awards published by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Providing a primer on sustainability, useful to teachers and students alike, the selected essays address a broad range of issues. Combined with design projects that highlight issues holistically, they promote an understanding of the principles of sustainability and further the integration of sustainable methods into... This volume presents the discipline's best thinking on sustainability in written, drawn, and built form, drawing on over fifteen years of peer-revi... |
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891,45 zł |
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The Whole Building Handbook : How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings
ISBN: 9781844075232 / Angielski / Miękka / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation--and crucially, buildings in relation to their place.
This book is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sust...
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389,51 zł |
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Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design
ISBN: 9780750659338 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions. This work examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.
Sustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions. This work examines...
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282,24 zł |
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Understanding Green Building Guidelines: For Students and Young Professionals
ISBN: 9780393732634 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book aims to look at a selection of both national and local green building rating systems and guidelines, ranging from commercial to residential. While the goal is to provide students and young professionals with a solid overview of each product, enabling them to understand the differences and select the most appropriate system for their chosen projects, the book provides valuable overviews and comparisons for anyone interested in better buildings: designers, homeowners, realtors, contractors, facility managers, site designers, and more.
This book aims to look at a selection of both national and local green building rating systems and guidelines, ranging from commercial to residential....
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89,08 zł |
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After Sustainable Cities?
ISBN: 9780415659871 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A sustainable city has been defined in many ways. Yet, the most common understanding is a vision of the city that is able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Central to this vision are two ideas: cities should meet social needs, especially of the poor, and not exceed the ability of the global environment to meet needs. A sustainable city has been defined in many ways. Yet, the most common understanding is a vision of the city that is able to meet the needs of the ... |
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242,72 zł |
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