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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006514603321

Autore

Vassigh Shahin

Titolo

Best practices in sustainable building design / / by Shahin Vassigh, Ebru Ozer, and Thomas Spiegelhalter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, : J. Ross Publishing, Inc., 2012

ISBN

1-5231-3769-X

1-60427-731-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ÖzerEbru <1976->

SpiegelhalterThomas <1959->

Disciplina

720/.47

Soggetti

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Building

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

""Acknowledgments and Credits""; ""Author Biographies""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Building Form""; ""2. Building Envelopes ""; ""3. Structure ""; ""4. Climate Control ""; ""5. Renewable Energy ""; ""6. Lighting ""; ""7. Landscape ""; ""Case Studies""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This unique book and DVD is an interactive learning environment composed of seven content areas: building form, envelopes, structures, climate control systems, renewable energy, lighting, and landscape design. Each of these content areas is subdivided into learning modules introducing the subject matter and investigates best practices for climate responsive and ecologically sustainable building design and construction. The DVD will help visualize and engage with concepts that may otherwise be too ambiguous or difficult to comprehend in a book format.