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Ecological Design Handbook

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ISBN-10: 0070614997

ISBN-13: 9780070614994

Edition: 1999

Authors: Fred A. Stitt

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This is a reference guide to the many aspects of ecological design in architecture, planning and landscape architecture. The current thinking of leading experts is brought to bear on issues ranging from alternative energy to urban design.
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Book details

List price: $84.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 6/14/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Architecture and Building: The Greatest Opportunity
Why Go Green? Green Building Design
Why is Architecture Oblivious to the Environment
Design Theory
Site. Nature and Architecture
How to Uncover the Secrets of the Land
Selecting a Site for Your Passive Solar Home
The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning
The Passive Solar Concept
Passive Solar: Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations
Calculating Solar Energy and Power
Building the Home Energy Machine
Wind Power Evaluating the Technology-What Works and What Doesn't
Alternative Materials and Construction
History and Evolution of Earth Construction
Benefits of Straw Bale Construction
The Building Envelope: Walls, Roofs, and Foundations
Earth Casting
Alternative Living
The Case for Reuse
Cluster Development
Indoor Air Quality
Villages Around the World
Eco Politics
The Seduction of Planning
The Economics of Building Codes and Standards
Waste, Bioremediaiton, & Permaculture. Living Machines
From Bioshelters to Solar Villages to Future Human Settlements
Living Machines and the Years Ahead
Architects and Their Work
The House That Max Built