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Author:   Rohinton Emmanuel (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 11.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   3.107kg
ISBN:  

9780415637091

ISBN 10:   0415637090
Pages:   1798
Publication Date:   30 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Volume 1: Overview Part 1: Sustainable Development and the Built Environment Part 2: Environmental, Social and Economic Consequences of Built Environment Part 3: Energy, Climate Change and Buildings Volume 2: Sustainable Design Part 4: Principles of Sustainable Design, Culture, Comfort, Human Behaviour Part 5: Sustainable Design - Warm, Humid Climates Part 6: Sustainable Design - Hot, Dry Climates Part 7: Sustainable Design - Temperate Climates Part 8: Sustainable Cities Volume 3: Sustainable Construction Part 9: Getting it Done Part 10: Materials Part 11: Procurement Part 12: Knowledge, Process and Value Management Volume 4: Building Sustainability Assessment Part 13: Tools, Protocols and Systems Part 14: Critique of Current Approaches Part 15: Emerging Novel Articulations

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Rohinton Emmanuel is a Reader in Sustainable Design and Construction and the Director of the Centre for Energy and the Built Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University. As an architect with urban design interests, he has pioneered the inquiry of urban climate change in warm regions and has taught and consulted on climate and environment sensitive design, building energy efficiency, thermal comfort, urban air quality and urban transport planning. He has authored over 50 research papers in the areas of climate change in the built environment, building and urban energy efficiency, and thermal comfort. A book related to these efforts, An Urban Approach to Climate Sensitive Design: Strategies for the Tropics, was published by Spon Press in 2005.

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