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

• Autore: Vassigh Shahin
• Pubblicazione: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, : J. Ross Publishing, Inc., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 720/.47
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable buildings - Design and construction; Building
• Altri autori: ÖzerEbru <1976-> SpiegelhalterThomas <1959->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Best practices in sustainable building design
• ISBN: 1-5231-3769-X; 1-60427-731-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006514603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II