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UNINA9910456576503321 |
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Autore |
Bokalders Varis <1944-, > |
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Titolo |
The whole building handbook : how to design healthy, efficient and sustainable buildings / / Varis Bokalders and Maria Block |
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London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-54328-7 |
1-282-61729-X |
9786612617294 |
1-84977-483-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (703 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable architecture |
Sustainable buildings - Design and construction |
Electronic books. |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Byggekologi. Stockholm : Svensk byggtjeanst, 2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Healthy Buildings; Chapter 2 Conservation; Chapter 3 Ecocycles; Chapter 4 Place; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Whole Building Handbook 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. The authors offer a holistic approach to sustainable ar |
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