| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 156 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Delivering sustainable infrastructure series |
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Delivering sustainable infrastructure series.
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| Contents |
T302-00; Asking the right questions, at the right time; About the series editors; Background and purpose; This book; Book structure; T302-00a; T302-01; 1.1. Buildings' role and impacts; Box 1.1; Box 1.2; Figure 1.1; 1.2. The sustainability challenge; Box 1.3; Figure 1.2; Box 1.4; Figure 1.3; 1.3. Sustainability in buildings -- the way forward; Figure 1.4; 1.4. Beyond the building; 1.5. The way forward -- developing good practice for sustainable buildings; Box 1.5; References; Ainger CM and Fenner RA (2014); British Geological Survey (2014); British Property Federation (2013); Cascio J (2010) |
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United Nations (1987)US Department of Energy (2014); US EPA (Environment Protection Agency) and US CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) (2014); T302-02; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Fundamental principles; 2.3. Whole-life planning; 2.3.1 Life-cycle assessment and whole-life costing; Box 2.1; 2.3.2 Design for deconstruction; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; 2.4. Understanding the needs and context; 2.4.1 Finite resources -- living within limits; Figure 2.3; Figure 2.4; 2.4.2 Maximising benefits from the local built environment and vernacular solutions; 2.4.3 Consideration of context; Box 2.2; Figure 2.5 |
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2.4.4 Mitigation and adaptation2.5. Managing the process well; 2.5.1 Setting common goals; 2.5.2 Adopt a 'service', not 'product', business model; 2.5.3 Adopt a holistic approach; 2.5.4 Design gateways; 2.6. Benefits of an innovative approach; Box 2.3; Figure 2.6; 2.6.1 Lateral thinking; 2.6.2 New skills and competencies; 2.6.3 Technical innovation; 2.6.4 Think longer term; 2.6.5 Personal reference frameworks; 2.6.6 Challenging orthodoxy: questioning the brief; 2.7. Integrated design and collaborative working; 2.7.1 Complex systems -- interdependence of different parties |
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2.7.2 Collaboration and choice of contract2.7.3 Interdisciplinary integration; References; Ainger CM and Fenner RA (2014); BRE Global (2014); BSI (British Standards Institution) (2009); CIC (Construction Industry Council) (2007); Constructing Excellence (2014); Construction Task Force (1998); De Bono E (1990); Desai P and King P (2006); G8 Environment Ministers Meeting (2008); Box 2.4; Goldsmith E, Prescott-Allen R, Allaby M, Davoll J and Lawrence S (1972); Hammond G and Jones C (2011); Latham M (1994); refmark13; T302-02a; T302-03; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Shelter and security |
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3.2.1 Primitive and vernacular origins3.2.2 Lessons to learn from primitive and vernacular architecture; 3.3. Behaviour, lifestyle and adaptation; 3.3.1 The hierarchy of needs; 3.3.2 Occupant interaction; Figure 3.1; 3.3.3 Mitigation and adaptation; 3.4. Orientation, solar gain and shading; 3.4.1 Façade configuration; 3.4.2 Solar geometry; 3.4.3 Sun-path diagrams and solar intensity; 3.4.4 Solar gain and transmissivity of glass; 3.4.5 Shading; 3.4.6 Fixed and moveable shading; 3.4.7 Positioning; 3.5. Heating, cooling and insulation; 3.5.1 Conductive heat loss; 3.5.2 Ventilation heat loss |
| Summary |
This is an indispensable handbook that combines a summary of good practice and sources of information helpful to practitioners involved in the design and procurement of buildings. This book illustrates the need for inter-disciplinary integration and an understanding of environmental physics as early as possible in the design process in order to deliver high-quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe. With many years of knowledge related to the sustainability of buildings, the authors aim to provide a balanced view of current best practice and a vision of the way forward in a rapidly changing sector, the demands placed on its outputs and the solutions that are available. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable architecture.
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Sustainable architecture
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hope, Tristram, author
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Yates, Alan, author
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| ISBN |
9780727758071 |
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0727758071 |
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9781523105564 |
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1523105569 |
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