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

• Autore: Vallero Daniel A
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 332 p. ) : ill., map
• Disciplina: 720/.47
• Soggetto topico: Buildings - Performance; Buildings - Energy conservation; Environmental engineering; Architecture - Decision making; Environmental engineering - Decision making; Architecture; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences; Civil Engineering
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books
• Altri autori: BrasierChris
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainable design
• ISBN: 0-470-25960-4; 1-60119-847-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144530103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II