Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849711178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With a 40-year career in consultancy, academia and research, having numerous publications to his name, Paul has worked with some of the world's leading architects and developers and recently appeared in a Property Week list of 'Green Heroes' of the construction industry. Paul Appleby is a freelance consultant having recently retired from his role as Director of Building Sustainability at the URS Corporation L
Excellent resource Extremely well-written in a style that demystifies "green" and summarizes practices internationally. Possibly tilted towards author's home in U.K. but still is useful for U.S. circumstances.
Using a series of case histories and examples from the author's ten years of providing sustainability advisory services the book sets out a clear and understandable strategy that deals with all aspects of sustainable design and construction and the implications for delivery, costs, saleability and long term operation. Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings aims to provide a guide to members of design and masterplanning teams on how to deliver sustainable development and buildings cost effectively, meeting current and emerging UK and international statutory and planning requirements. The extensive scope includes all aspects of environmental, social and economic sustainability, including strategies to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of climate change.Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings appeared in the Cambridge Top 40 Sustainability Books of 2010.
No excuse now for not knowing, just keep it to hand. Its elegant directness is highly readable. A book I expect to refer to often, and to refer it to other people often as well.Adrian Penfold, Head of Planning and Environment, British Land Company plc It might seem perverse to call a 400 page book concise but this has everything you need to know and won't now be afraid to ask. The diagrams and photographs are attractive. His writing is concise, succinct andknowledgeable.' DETAIL Green . This is the real zeal.Piers Gough, Partner, CZWG Architects, LondonIn 'Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings', Paul Appleby succeeds in doing the seemingly impossible: explaining all the main aspects of sustainable building in only approximatly 400 pages. It effortlessly manages to set the historical context alongside the latest information. The range