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Sustainaspeak: A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms
Contributor(s): Lewis, Elizabeth (Author), Chamel, Olivier (Contribution by), Mohsenin, Mahsan (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1138283339     ISBN-13: 9781138283336
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $47.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Sustainability & Green Design
- Architecture | Reference
Dewey: 720.470
LCCN: 2017034792
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (1.20 lbs) 330 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Architecture 2030; BUG; Biophilic Design; BIPV; Circular Economy; LEED; Passive Design; Solar Chimney; Systems Thinking; WELL; Xeriscaping.

What does it all mean?

The complex and evolving language used in the sustainable design community can be very challenging, particularly to those new to environmentally friendly and resource-efficient design strategies that are needed today.

  • Definitions of over two hundred terms with further sources.

  • Clearly cross-referenced with Sustainaspeak, Theoryspeak, and Archispeak terms.

  • Illustrated throughout with sustainable award-winning buildings by e.g. Behnisch, Brooks + Scarpa, EHDD, KieranTimberlake, LakeFlato, Leddy Mahtum Stacy, SmithGroup, Perkins+Will, ZGF, VMDO, and McDonough + Partners.

Sustainaspeak: A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms provides a current guide to the sustainable design strategies, terms, and practices needed for the next generation of designers, architects, students, and community leaders to design a carbon-neutral world for future generations.