Attmann Osman - Green Architecture (Greensource Books) - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality authenticity or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Definitive Guide to Green Architecture Written by an architect specializing in green materials and methods this Greens Source book presents all of the information you need to design efficient environmentally friendly economical and sustainable buildings. Green Architecture surveys new developments innovative techniques and emerging technologies that support environmentally responsive architecture. Residential commercial and institutional high - performance buildings are discussed. This architectural resource includes details on green building rating systems energy generation and retention water and waste management and green building materials. In - depth case studies highlight advanced green buildings; active and passive solar buildings; self - sufficient off - the - grid modular and mobile systems; and solar - decathlon competition projects. Green Architecture covers: Definitions operationalizations and history of green architecture Green building rating systems including LEED and Breem Solar geothermal wind hydro fuel cell and other green energy generation technologies Green insulation HVAC water and waste management technologies Passive solar design methods Green materials including biomaterials biopolymers bioplastics and composites Thermo - light - and stimulus - responsive smart materials Nanomaterials More than 100 case studies
Title: Green Architecture (Greensource Books)
Author(s): Attmann Osman
Publisher: Mcgraw - Hill Education - Europe
Barcode: 9780071625012
Pages: 368 Pages, 300 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 12/1/2009
Category: Environmentally-Friendly Architecture & Design