1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001456970403321

Autore

Frey-Wyssling, Albert

Titolo

Morfologia submicroscopica del protoplasma e dei suoi derivati / Albert-Frey Wyssling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Einaudi, 1951

Descrizione fisica

429 p. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

581.8

Locazione

DBV

FAGBC

DMVSF

Collocazione

8 IV 1

60 581.8 B 1

IIIg C 13

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450790603321

Titolo

The greening of literary scholarship [[electronic resource] ] : literature, theory, and the environment / / edited by Steven Rosendale ; foreword by Scott Slovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, IA, : University of Iowa Press, c2002

ISBN

1-58729-414-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RosendaleSteven

Disciplina

809/.93355

Soggetti

Ecocriticism

Literature, Modern - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Nature in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: I. REMAPPING LITERARY HISTORIES -- i. Saving All the Pieces:  The Place of Textual Editing in Ecocriticism 3  Michael P Branch -- 2. Le Page du Pratz's Fabulous Journey of Discovery:  Learning about Nature Writing from a Colonial Promotional Narrative 26  Gordon Sayre -- 3. Ecocriticism, New Historicism, and Romantic Apostrophe 42  Helena Feder -- 4. In Search of Left Ecology's Usable Past:  The Jungle, Social Change, and the Class Character of  Environmental Impairment 59  Steven Rosendale -- 5. Rivers, Journeys, and the Construction of Place in  Nineteenth-Century English Literature 77  Alison Byerly -- II. EXPANDING THE SUBJECT IN ECOCRITICISM -- 6. Locating the Uranium Mine: Place, Multiethnicity, and Environmental Justice in  Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony 97 James Tarter -- 7. Landscape in Drag:  The Paradox of Feminine Space in Susan Warer's The Wide, Wide World ini -- Andrea Blair -- 8. "Space Is a Frame We Map Ourselves In":  The Feminist Geographies of Susan Howe's Frame Structures 131 Eleanor Hersey -- 9. Of Whales and Men:  The Dynamics of Cormac McCarthy's Environmental Imagination 149 James D. Lilley -- 10. Articulating the Cyborg:  An Impure Model for Environmental Revolution 165 Louis H. Palmer III -- III. RETHINKING REPRESENTATION AND THE SUBLIME -- 11. Surveying the Sublime:  Literary



Cartographers and the Spirit of Place 181 Rick Van Noy -- 12. "Mont Blanc":  Shelley's Sublime Allegory of the Real 207 Aaron Dunckel -- 13. Vicarious Edification:  Radcliffe and the Sublime 224  James Kirwan.

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of thirteen original essays by leaders in the emerging field of ecocriticism, The Greening of Literary Scholarship is devoted to exploring new and previously neglected literatures, theories, and methods in environmental-literary scholarship.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910132846103321

Titolo

Green building : project planning & cost estimating

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-118-03003-6

1-118-98404-8

1-282-93975-0

9786612939754

1-118-00075-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Collana

RSMeans

Disciplina

720.47

720/.47

Soggetti

Sustainable construction

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Building - Estimates

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments. -- About the Contributors. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- Part 1: Green Building Concepts. -- Chapter 1: Green Building Approaches. -- Resource Effi ciency. -- Demolition/Construction Practices. -- Recycling. -- Environmental Sensitivity. -- Water/Landscape. -- Sewage Treatment.



-- Designing for People: Health & Productivity. -- Green Building Hurdles. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 2: Introduction to Green Building Materials & Systems. -- Green Material Alternatives by CSI Division. -- Alternative Materials. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 3: Building Deconstruction. -- What Exactly is Deconstruction? -- Who Performs Deconstruction? -- The Deconstruction Process. -- Economic Benefits. -- Cost Considerations. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 4: Efficient Use of Energy & Other Resources. -- Understanding Occupants' Needs & Expectations. -- The Building Envelope & Systems Interactions. -- Energy Efficiency Strategies. -- Electrical Power Generation. -- Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation Technologies. -- Water Conservation. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 5: Solar Energy Systems. -- Background: Energy, Economics, Environment, Health & Security. -- Energy Use in Different Types of Buildings. -- The Solar Resource. -- Passive Solar Heating. -- Cooling Load Avoidance. -- Photovoltaics. -- Solar Water Heating. -- Solar Ventilation Air Heating. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 6: Wind Power. -- Applications & Concerns: An Overview. -- Other Considerations. -- Basic Criteria for Using a Wind System. -- Small Wind System Components. -- Evaluating the Local Wind Resource. -- Estimating the Cost of Wind Systems. -- Obstacles & Incentives. -- Building Permit Issues. -- Connecting Wind Systems to Utility Grids. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 7: Health, Comfort & Productivity. -- Indoor Air Quality. -- Thermal Comfort. -- Quality of Light. -- Water Quality. -- Noise Management. -- Furniture & Furnishings. -- Flooring & Wall Finishes. -- Carpeting, Rugs & Mattresses. -- Conclusion. -- Part 2: Designing, Specifying & Commissioning the Green Building. -- Chapter 8: The Green Design Process & Associated Costs. -- Technology & Information Sharing. -- Team Building & Goal Setting. -- Cost of a LEED® Rating. -- The Design Team. -- The Building Program. -- Design Team Selection Criteria. -- Design Team Statement of Work. -- Costs of Energy Modeling. -- Schematic/Preliminary Design. -- Design Development. -- Construction Documents. -- Bid Solicitation & Contract Award. -- Construction. -- Operations & Maintenance. -- Measurement & Verification. -- Establishing a Green Team in an Existing Facility. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 9: Rating Systems, Standards & Guidelines. -- Whole Building Multiple Attribute Ratings. -- Whole Building Single Attribute Ratings. -- Building Product Labels. -- Measurement & Management Standards. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 10: Budgeting & Financing Construction. -- Initial Costs. -- Future Costs. -- Low-Cost Green Strategies. -- Cost Estimating Overview. -- Financial Analysis Introduction. -- Financing Options. -- Incentive Programs. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 11: Specifying Green Products & Materials. -- Building Product Manufacturers & Green Products. -- What Are Green Products? -- Who Selects Green Building Products? -- When Are Green Products Selected? -- A Green Product Checklist. -- Greening Your Firm. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 12: Commissioning the Green Building. -- The Programming Phase. -- The Design Phase. -- The Construction Phase. -- The Acceptance Phase. -- The Post-Acceptance Phase. -- Conclusion. -- Part 3: Analyzing Economic & Environmental Impacts. -- Chapter 13: Economic Analysis & Green Buildings. -- Economic Efficiency. -- Discounting. -- Study Period. -- Uncertainty & Risk. -- Measures of Economic Evaluation. -- Supplementary Measures of Economic Evaluation. -- Basic Steps in LCC Analysis. -- Selection Criteria for Supplementary Measures. -- Computer-Supported LCC Analysis. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 14: Evaluating Products Over Their Life Cycle. -- Measuring Environmental Performance. -- Measuring Economic vs Environmental Performance. -- Overall Performance:



Economic & Environmental. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 15: Evaluation, Analysis & Data Tools. -- Building Information Modeling. -- Whole Building Energy Evaluation. -- Energy-10. -- EnergyPlus. -- SPARK. -- HOT3000. -- Green Footstep. -- Building Systems Evaluation. -- Codes & Standards Compliance Evaluation. -- Life Cycle Analysis. -- Case Studies & Databases. -- Creating Project Cost Databases. -- Conclusion. -- Chapter 16: The Greening of Commercial Real Estate. -- The Role of Government. -- Owner/Investor Interests. -- Tenant Expectations. -- Factors Limiting the Adoption of Green. -- Green Investment Instruments. -- Conclusion. -- Part 4: Case Studies. -- Appendix. -- Appendix A: HVAC Equipment Efficiency Tables. -- Appendix B: Additional Information on Standards & Guidelines. -- Resources. -- Glossary. -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This Third edition has been updated with the latest in green building technologies, design concepts, standards, and costs. The chapters, case studies, and resources give readers practical guidance on green building, including the latest on green building approaches, materials, rating systems, standards and guidelines"--