Sustainable Building - Design Manual: Sustainable Building Design Practices - Softcover

Teri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 817993053X ISBN 13: 9788179930533

Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), 2009

Synopsis

The first volume of Sustainable Building design manual focuses on policy and regulatory mechanisms, while the second volume expounds on the process of green architecture by combining concepts and technologies with best practices for each integral design component. These serve as a basis for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals through appropriate strategies and regularity controls. Case studies of Gurgaon and a set of real-time case studies from Spain and the UK are dealt in the first volume. A must-have for architects, designers, urban planners, policymakers, engineers, and students.  

Key Features:

• Issues, gaps, and barriers to policy implementation
• Market mechanisms to drive sustainable development
• Self-reinforcing policy tools, pricing policy packages, energy services, etc.
• Recommendations for amendments in the by-laws of Gurgaon

Contents:   
Introduction: sustainability and building design
Climatic data
Site planning
Efficient water management and waste water treatment techniques
Solid waste management
Passive solar design
Building materials
Building technologies
Energy systems
Case studies
Checklist for sustainability

About this edition

• Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 817993053X
• ISBN 13: 9788179930533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314