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Best Practices - Building Books
Building Professional’s Greywater Guide
Ludwig, Art
ISBN # 0964343320
Supplement and update to the book "Create an Oasis With Greywater." Includes text of new greywater law. Complete workable greywater systems with options.
Energy Efficient Design and Construction for Commercial Buildings
Tuluca, Adrian
ISBN # 0070711593
From the Back Cover: Descriptions of techniques from the architect/designer's perspective feature case studies with expected dollar savings, practical considerations, and locations where the techniques have been applied. You'll learn about the latest insulation systems without thermal bridges. . .glass and glazing systems. . .air retarder systems. . .lighting techniques. . .heating and cooling equipment. . .controls. . .and uses of cogeneration and heat recovery.
Green Architecture: A Guide To Sustainable Design
Crosbie, Michael J.
ISBN # 1558351272
Many examples of commercial and residential building projects exemplifying a number of environmental features. Projects included harmonize with natural setting, showcase energy efficiency, are designed with natural daylighting and utilize ecological materials.
Green Building Guide: A Sustainable Approach
Doxey, W. Lawrence, Environmental and Conservation Services Department, A Program of the City of Austin
512/499-3506
Passive And Low Energy Cooling Of Buildings
Givoni, Baruch
ISBN # 0471284734
A practical sourcebook for building designers, providing comprehensive discussion of the impact of basic architectural choices on cooling efficiency, including the layout and orientation of the structure, window size and shading, exterior color, and even the use of plantings around the site. All major varieties of passive cooling systems are presented, with extensive analysis of performance in different types of buildings and in different climates: ventilation; radiant cooling; evaporative cooling; soil cooling; and cooling of outdoor spaces. -- Booknews, Inc. , January 1, 1995
Passive Solar Buildings (Solar Heat Technologies : Fundamentals and Applications, Vol 7)
Balcomb, J. Douglas (Editor) and Douglas Balcomb
ISBN # 0262023415
This companion to Passive cooling and Solar building architecture covers passive solar heating of residential and commercial buildings. The information is primarily analytical and quantitative. About half the volume is devoted to quantitative methods for modeling, simulation, and design analysis of passive buildings; the other half summarizes the quantitative results of testing and monitoring of models and buildings. -- Booknews, Inc. , December 1, 1992
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
Alexander, Christopher et al.
ISBN # 0195019199
A Pattern Language offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own.
A Primer on Sustainable Building
Lopez Barnett, Dianna et al
ISBN # 1881071057
A tool for those interested in environmental responsible home building and small commercial development, exploring environmental opportunities in real estate projects and their implications. Topics include: site and habitat restoration, transportation integration, food producing landscapes, energy efficient design, materials selection, IAQ, cost implications. Includes and extensive bibliography plus national and regional resources. |
