Bovill, Carl.
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The global sustainability problem. Solar energy use through time Uncontrolled growth causes uncontrollable problems Our ecological footprint Global warming and climate change — Ecology and the environment. Ecosystem example : the Chesapeake Bay Ecology and architecture Environmental economics Nature’s geometry — The residential scale. Building example : WaterShed House LEED for residential buildings The energy design process Bioclimatic design Solar control and shading Passive solar heating Passive cooling Embodied energy and thermal mass High insulation levels Green materials — The commercial scale. Building example : The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Building Overview of the LEED for commercial buildings rating system Daylighting Electric lighting Heating and cooling Indoor air quality Green roofs Material choices — The urban scale. Urban example : San Francisco LEED for neighborhood development Urbanism Transit oriented development — Energy sources. Conventional energy sources Alternative energy sources.
Subjects:
- Sustainable buildings.
- Sustainable architecture.
- Renewable energy sources.
- City planning — Environmental aspects.
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