Sustainable Architecture: Principles, Paradigms, and Case Studies - Hardcover

Steele, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070609497 ISBN 13: 9780070609495

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1997

Synopsis

Not just buildings that will stand up by themselves, but buildings that are more friendly to the environment, especially in the Third World, are the goal of Steele (architecture, U. of Southern California). Drawing on case studies from Los Angeles to Bangladesh, he explains how to work with limited energy resources, take advantage of traditional building techniques, analyze and compare the energy consumption of traditional and modern construction, shape urban planning policy, make the best use of technological advances, and teach such skills to the next generation of architects. Highly illustrated in black and white. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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From the Back Cover

Environmentally intelligent building design and urban planning will be crucial to the world's future. "Sustainable development" has become a buzzword in recent years, but it stands for an urgent international problem. How can the industrialized nations curb their overconsumption of the earth's resources? And how can less-developed countries climb out of poverty without also stripping the environment? Sustainable Architecture maintains that architecture plays a critical role in international development. Modern construction techniques have spread around the world and have proven to be particularly wasteful and destructive. But this book clearly spells out answers to the dilemma. Architects and their clients can Learn: which building materials to use; how to use natural light and ventilation; how to select the "greenest" of modern methods-inexpensively; which traditional buidling methods are enviromentally harmonious; to teach their students enviromentally sensistive design. The book has a wealth of case histories of well-planned buildings and communities the world over. Also included are facts about the comparative merits of building materials, the energy it takes to produce them, and the impact of that production of the Third World. For educators, there is a blueprint for a course in sustainable architecture. Sustainable Architecture is an invaluable aid to architects, their students, their clients, and community planners. It clearly shows the way to environmentally responsible design and building practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0070609497
• ISBN 13: 9780070609495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288