Sustainability

Architecture Is Experimentation shines a spotlight on the intersection of architectural innovation and sustainable solutions through the lens of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2023 laureates: Ronald and Erik Rietveld, Benedetta Tagliabue, Simon Teyssou, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Xu Tiantian.

EcoResponsive Environments integrates our current knowledge of designing for human needs, with a deeper understanding of natural systems. The book offers both a call to action and a comprehensive yet pragmatic framework for practising the art and science of settlement design, called EcoResponsive Design.

This book provides an in-depth overview of graphic and visual communication styles for conveying climate change and climate action within the landscape architectural profession and in academia, featuring visualizations of climate adaptation and resilience from award-winning landscape architects around the world.

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) have become an array of new building envelope solutions in products, materials, and colors for virtually any surface.Featuring annotated reference drawings and case studies,this guidebook prepares building professionals to implement the latest BIPV technologies to turn buildings into energy producers.

Illustrations, Preface and Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies for the Home and Business, 2 The Importance of Energy Efficiency, 3 Wood Log and Wood Pellet Heating, 4 Solar Thermal, 5 Heat Pumps, 6 Photovoltaics, 7 Wind Energy, 8 Hydropower, 9 Case Studies, 10 Annex 1: Finance, 11 Annex 2: Resources, Index

This book describes how to reduce building-related greenhouse gas emissions through appropriate design techniques. This new, revised edition is updated throughout and includes a new section on embodied carbon and new chapters on daylighting and nature-based cooling.

EcoResponsive Environments integrates our current knowledge of designing for human needs, with a deeper understanding of natural systems. The book offers both a call to action and a comprehensive yet pragmatic framework for practising the art and science of settlement design, called EcoResponsive Design.

This book documents the intersection of architecture and design with ecology, environmental history, policy, governance and law from the 19th century to today. It presents conflicting definitions and concepts of architects and designers and the parallel histories of their intellectual positions toward environmental throughout time.