Integrated sustainable design of buildings / Paul Appleby.
By: Appleby, Paul
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, c2011Description: xix, 415 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN: 9781849711173 (hardback)Subject(s): Sustainable architecture | Sustainable design | Architectural designDDC classification: 720.47Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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PG Books | BMS College of Architecture | 720.47 APP (Browse shelf) | Available | AR-PG276 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background: -- Introduction and scope -- Legislation and planning -- Assessment methodologies -- Environmental impact assessment -- Sustainability and masterplanning -- Sustainable communities -- Land use and density -- Massing and microclimate -- Social sustainability -- Economic sustainability -- Energy strategy and infrastructure -- Integrated sustainable transportation planning -- Sustainability and building design -- Sustainability strategy -- Operational energy and carbon -- Thermal comfort -- Design for natural ventilation -- Air quality, hygiene and ventilation -- Light and lighting -- Computer simulation of building environments -- Noise and vibration -- Water conservation -- Design to reduce vehicle impacts -- Waste management and recycling -- Materials specification -- Pollution -- Landscaping, ecology and flood risk -- Security and flexibility -- Sustainable construction -- Tendering process -- Sustainable procurement -- Construction waste management -- Considerate contracting and construction impacts -- Value engineering and management -- Commissioning and handover.
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