Environmentally-friendly architecture & design books

3729 books were found.

Convergence: An Architectural Agenda for Energy

Convergence: An Architectural Agenda for Energy

Author: Kiel Moe (Harvard University, USA)
ISBN: 9780415824910
Format: Paperback
$105.00

Analyses a wide range of well-designed and illustrated case studies to demonstrate what architecture has to gain...  Read More >>

Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations

Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification...

Author: Committee to Evaluate Energy-Efficiency and Sustainability Standards Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Repair ,  Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
ISBN: 9780309270380
Format: Paperback
$118.80

Congress has an ongoing interest in ensuring that the 500,000 buildings and other structures owned and operated...  Read More >>

Werner Schmidt Architect: Ecology Craft Invention / Okologisch Bauen

Werner Schmidt Architect: Ecology Craft Invention /...

Author: Andrea Bocco Guarneri ,  Andrea Bocco Guarneri
ISBN: 9783709112724
Format: Hardback
$211.07

Werner Schmidt (1953) is one of the most interesting contemporary Swiss architects. Once graduated at the University...  Read More >>

Gracious Living: Home Design for Your Future

Gracious Living: Home Design for Your Future

Author: Naomi Neville ,  E Ashley Rooney
ISBN: 9780764343599
Format: Hardback
$95.00

This essential reference is a compilation of ideas, suggestions, and design solutions taken from a variety of experts...  Read More >>

Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction

Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture...

Author: Poorang Piroozfar (University of Brighton, UK) ,  Frank Piller (Aachen University, Germany)
ISBN: 9780415622837
Format: Hardback
$336.00

The first dedicated publication of its kind providing an overview of state-of-the-art practice related to the concept...  Read More >>

Facadomy: A Critique on Capitalism and Its Assault on Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Facadomy: A Critique on Capitalism and Its Assault on...

Author: James Rw Cornetet ,  Diane Greer
ISBN: 9780988810815
Format: Hardback
$145.17

Facadomy offers a comprehensive critique of architecture and its relationship to capitalism. The result of this...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Design for Sustainability

The Handbook of Design for Sustainability

Author: Prof. Stuart Walker ,  Jacques Giard
ISBN: 9781472503114
Format: Paperback
$77.60

Sustainability has emerged as a central issue for contemporary societies and for the world community as a whole....  Read More >>

Solar Cooling Handbook

Solar Cooling Handbook

Author: H.-M. Henning ,  Mario Motta
ISBN: 9783709108413
Format: Hardback
$237.47

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Sustainable Technologies, Policies, and Constraints in the Green Economy

Sustainable Technologies, Policies, and Constraints...

Author: Andrei Jean-Vasile ,  Turek Rahoveanu Adrian
ISBN: 9781466640986
Format: Hardback
$384.95

""This book carefully investigates the complex issues that surround the wide array of concepts, policies, and measures...  Read More >>

Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

Author: William Braham ,  Daniel Willis
ISBN: 9780415639309
Format: Paperback
$105.00

Drawing on research from the UK, US, Europe and Asia the book outlines the problems surrounding energy and architecture...  Read More >>

Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance Building Envelopes

Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance...

Author: Ajla Aksamija
ISBN: 9781118458600
Format: Hardback
$163.95

Buildings are the largest consumers of energy, and their facades present a significant opportunity for energy conservation....  Read More >>

Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

Author: William Braham ,  Daniel Willis
ISBN: 9780415639293
Format: Hardback
$336.00

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Energy efficiency refurbishments: Principles, Details, Case studies

Energy efficiency refurbishments: Principles, Details,...

Author: Clemens Richarz ,  Christina Schulz
ISBN: 9783920034904
Format: Hardback
$115.00

No detailed description available for ""Energy efficiency refurbishments"".  Read More >>

Landscape Infrastructure: Case Studies by SWA

Landscape Infrastructure: Case Studies by SWA

Author: Ying-Yu Hung ,  Gerdo Aquino
ISBN: 9783034612722
Format: Hardback
$115.00

Infrastructure, as we know it, no longer belongs in the exclusive realm of engineers and transportation planners....  Read More >>

Resurrecting Trash: Dan Phillips and the Phoenix Commotion

Resurrecting Trash: Dan Phillips and the Phoenix Commotion...

Author: Don R. Bates ,  Amanda Dellett
ISBN: 9781933896861
Format: Paperback
$50.60

This book is an examination of the history of Phoenix Commotion and the philosophy of Dan Phillips, the prime mover...  Read More >>

The Tiny House Revolution: A Guide to Living Large in Small Spaces

The Tiny House Revolution: A Guide to Living Large in...

Author: Michael Holtby
ISBN: 9781484854907
Format: Paperback
$15.29

Living Large in Small Spaces Homeownership is the American dream, and it's quite apparent that we are comfortable...  Read More >>

How Toxic are My Trousers?: And a Guide on Refining the Senses to Navigate the World of Materials - the Uncut Edition

How Toxic are My Trousers?: And a Guide on Refining...

Author: Shaun M. Sutton
ISBN: 9780957634602
Format: Paperback
$66.00

This is a personal journey in refining the senses in assessing environmental stimuli. It opens the individual up...  Read More >>

The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice

The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice...

Author: Sarah S. Brophy ,  Elizabeth Wylie
ISBN: 9780759123243
Format: Hardback
$156.95

The Green Museum remains the leading handbook for museums seeking to learn ways to implement environmentally sustainable...  Read More >>

Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World

Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions...

Author: Bridgette Meinhold
ISBN: 9780393733587
Format: Paperback
$82.95

Disaster-proof, environmentally friendly housing solutions for a changing climate.  Read More >>

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