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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780828803321

Autore

Guerra Santin Olivia

Titolo

Environmental indicators for building design [[electronic resource] ] : development and application on Mexican dwellings / / Olivia Guerra Santin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, c2008

ISBN

661245444X

1-282-45444-7

9786612454448

1-60750-358-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas, , 1574-6410 ; ; 16

Disciplina

728/.0470972

Soggetti

Sustainable buildings - Mexico - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published as the author's thesis (master)--Wageningen University of Agriculture.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123).

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; The approach; Reference dwellings; Analysis of Mexican, Peruvian and Dutch housing; Improving Mexican housing; Recommendations for new housing in Mexico; Conclusions and discussion; Appendix 1 Indicators; Appendix 2 Categories of building materials; Appendix 3 Values of all indicators; References; Sustainable Urban Areas

Sommario/riassunto

Construction will always be needed, and will always consume resources. In developing an approach for assessing sustainable building, the Three Step Strategy (in the Netherlands named Trias Ecologica) has proven to be useful. This title looks at this Strategy.