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Environmental Brief Pathways for Green Design

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ISBN-10: 0415290449

ISBN-13: 9780415290449

Edition: 2007

Authors: Richard Hyde, Steve Watson, Wendy Cheshire, Mark Thomson

List price: $180.00
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The built environment is responsible for an estimated 45% of all green house gas emissions. It is during the design process where decisions are made and which can have the greatest influence on the reduction of the impact of the built environment. The architectural brief is seen by architects as the most crucial part of the entire design process in terms of achieving high quality buildings. Environmental design strategies are often considered as being of lesser importance. In this important new book, the authors argue that the use of an environment brief to drive building design is extremely effective in producing high environmental performance. It is part of the process of continual…    
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Book details

List price: $180.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 3/6/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 7.95" wide x 11.26" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Gord Hill's first book, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, is now in its second printing. He is a member of theKwakwaka'wakw nation whose territory is located on northern Vancouver Island and adjacent mainland in the province of "British Columbia. He has been involved in Indigenous people's and anti-globalizationmovements since 1990. He lives in Vancouver.MARK THOMSON, is also the Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. In addition to this, Mark is also a successful playwright having won a multitude of awards including a Glasgow Herald Award for his playA Madman Sings to the MoonFestival Fringe in 1999.

Introduction : defining the environmental brief
Context
The environmental imperative
Principles, initiatives and responses
Pathways
Advancing green design
The environmental briefing system
Benchmarking systems
Rating systems
Blueprinting
Transforming industry, reducing environmental impact and addressing the myths
Case studies
Housing
Hotels, resorts and interpretation centres
Offices
International Energy Agency SHC Task 28/BCS Annex 38
Further case studies available online