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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144530103321

Autore

Vallero Daniel A

Titolo

Sustainable design : the science of sustainability and green engineering / / Daniel Vallero and Chris Brasier [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008

ISBN

0-470-25960-4

1-60119-847-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 332 p. ) : ill., map ;

Altri autori (Persone)

BrasierChris

Disciplina

720/.47

Soggetti

Buildings - Performance

Buildings - Energy conservation

Environmental engineering

Architecture - Decision making

Environmental engineering - Decision making

Architecture

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Civil Engineering

Electronic books

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The evolution of design process -- First principles -- Transitions -- Place and time -- Sustainable design and social responsibility -- The sustainability imperative -- The carbon quandary: essential and detrimental -- We have met the future and it is green.

Sommario/riassunto

"From thermodynamics to fluid dynamics to computational chemistry, this book sets forth the scientific principles underlying the need for sustainable design, explaining not just the "hows" of sustainable design and green engineering, but also the "whys." Moreover, it provides readers with the scientific principles needed to guide their own sustainable design decisions. Throughout the book, the authors draw from their experience in architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and public policy in order to build an



understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable design."--Jacket.