Eco-Architecture II: Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment) - Hardcover

G. Broadbent; C. A. Brebbia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845641191 ISBN 13: 9781845641191

Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics, 2008

Synopsis

This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, held in The Algarve, Portugal. The multi-disciplinary nature of Eco-Architecture is reflected in the contents, which includes topics on: Historical and philosophical aspects; Ecological and cultural sensitivity; Energy and building
technologies; Alternative and renewable sources of energy; Design with nature; Design with climate, siting and orientation; Materials selection and their life cycle assessment of materials; Design by passive systems; Conservation and re-use of water; Building operation and management;
Rehabilitation and adaptive re-use; Case studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1845641191
• ISBN 13: 9781845641191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: G. Broadbent, C. A. Brebbia