Greening Asia Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture

Name: Greening Asia Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture
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ISBN: 9789810701161

ISBN-10: 9810701160

ISBN-13: 9789810701161

Edition: 2012

Authors: Nirmal Kishnani

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The central argument of this book is that, despite the current trend to embrace Green, an urgent rethink is needed in the way that Asia builds. The hard truth about Green buildings today is they are products of fragmented and cautious approach. They not do enough to mitigate impact nor do the conventions of Greening address the diverse needs of the region and its people. Asia must get past the current do-less-harm, market-driven approach towards truly sustainable outcomes. Greening Asia: Emerging Principles of Sustainable Architecture reports on over 30 recent projects in Asia that go beyond Green. The author - an educator, architect and Green building expert - extracts from them six…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: ORO Editions
Publication date: 10/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 334
Size: 6.97" wide x 9.72" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English