Strategies for sustainable architecture /
Sassi, Paola, 1964-
Strategies for sustainable architecture / Paola Sassi. - 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The site and ecology -- Compact cities -- Reducing transport impacts -- In harmony with nature -- Local food production -- Community and culture -- Community participation -- Housing for all -- Training and employment -- Spaces for the community -- Promoting sustainability -- Health and well-being -- Comfort -- Insensible agents of disease -- Independence and identity -- Restorative environments -- Materials -- Design for longevity -- Waste as a resource -- Avoiding resources depletion -- Minimising manufacturing impacts -- Materials and energy -- Waste minimisation -- Energy -- Minimising energy needs -- Maximising efficiently -- 'Green' energy sources -- Water -- Minimising need and maximising efficiency -- Alternative water sources -- Reducing the use of main drains -- Postscript -- Appendix 1 -- Projects overview -- Appendix 2 -- Location maps -- Appendix 3 -- Climate -- References and bibliography -- Index.
0415341426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415341424
Sustainable architecture.
--Reading book
720.47 / SAS
Strategies for sustainable architecture / Paola Sassi. - 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The site and ecology -- Compact cities -- Reducing transport impacts -- In harmony with nature -- Local food production -- Community and culture -- Community participation -- Housing for all -- Training and employment -- Spaces for the community -- Promoting sustainability -- Health and well-being -- Comfort -- Insensible agents of disease -- Independence and identity -- Restorative environments -- Materials -- Design for longevity -- Waste as a resource -- Avoiding resources depletion -- Minimising manufacturing impacts -- Materials and energy -- Waste minimisation -- Energy -- Minimising energy needs -- Maximising efficiently -- 'Green' energy sources -- Water -- Minimising need and maximising efficiency -- Alternative water sources -- Reducing the use of main drains -- Postscript -- Appendix 1 -- Projects overview -- Appendix 2 -- Location maps -- Appendix 3 -- Climate -- References and bibliography -- Index.
0415341426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415341424
Sustainable architecture.
--Reading book
720.47 / SAS