Libros de Arquitectura e interiorismo 353 resultados

Dunham-Jones, Ellen

Updated with a new Introduction by the authors and a foreword by Richard Florida, this book is a comprehensive guide book for urban designers, planners, architects, developers, environmentalists, and community leaders that illustrates how existing suburban developments can be redesigned into more urban and more sustainable places. While there has been considerable attention by ...

Dunnett, Nigel

The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury reveal the ve...

Carroon, Jean

Whitehead, Randall

"Written by internationally recognized lighting consultant Randall Whitehead, this popular easy-to-read lighting design guide offers a highly visual introduction to the fundamentals for illuminating the single-family home. Emphasizing the use of "light layering" he advocates using a combination of lighting sources to create a cohesive and versatile lighting system. The book off...

Boecker, John

The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process." -from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council A whole-building approach to sustainability The integr...

Lagro, James A, Jr.

The process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and designSustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a unique set of physical, biological, cultural, and legal attributes that presents different opportunities and constraints for alternative uses of the site. Site analysis systematically evaluates these on-site and off-site factors to...

Kibert, Charles J

Using the latest version of U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and other tools, Charles Kibert, in a clear and accessible writing style, addresses issues so that the reader can think critically and independently as part of the cutting edge in green building. ...

Eastman, Chuck

"The BIM Handbook is an extensively researched and meticulously written book, showing evidence of years of work rather than something that has been quickly put together in the course of a few months. It brings together most of the current information about BIM, its history, as well as its potential future in one convenient place, and can serve as a handy reference book on BIM f...

Keeler, Marian

""Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building" offers an introduction to green building concepts as well as design approaches that reduce and can eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuel use in buildings while also conserving materials, maximizing their efficiency, protecting the indoor air from chemical intrusion, and reducing the introduction of toxic mate...

Davoudi, Simin

This resource provides authoritative guidance for spatial planners on how to meet the economic, social and environmental challenges that climate change raises for urban and regional development. It brings together some of the recent research and scholarly works on the role of spatial planing in combating climate change. ...

Smith, Peter F

There is now a practically universal consensus that our climate is changing rapidly, and as a direct result of human activities. This guide explores how to make buildings that are ready for climate change. It focuses on how we can adapt to the inevitabilities of a changing climate such as increased flooding and drought. ...

Pattberg, Philipp

An assessment of policy options for future global climate governance, written by a team of leading experts from the European Union and developing countries. Global climate governance is at a crossroads. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was merely a first step, and its core commitments expire in 2012. This book addresses three questions which will be central to any new climate agreement....

Peter Calthorpe

"Cities are green" is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but othe...

Brown, Lance Jay

Featuring projects that have won awards in recent years, this is a comprehensive book of tools and information on urban design. This guide provides urban designers, architects, and students with contemporary urban design paradigms and principles, processes, and design tools for various project types and scales. ...

Nan Ellin

We all have a natural nesting instinct--we know what makes a good place. And a consensus has developed among urban planners and designers about the essential components of healthy, prosperous communities. So why aren't these ideals being put into practice? In "Good Urbanism," Nan Ellin identifies the obstacles to creating thriving environments, and presents a six-step process t...

Kellert, Stephen R

Publisher Marketing:"When nature inspires our architecture-not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function-we will have made great strides as a society. Biophilic Design provides us with tremendous insight into the 'why, ' then builds us a road map for what is sure to be the next great design journey of our times."-Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Fou...

Guenther, Robin

Fully updated with the latest sustainable design information, new project case studies, and performance metrics LEED for Healthcare (new in 20 II) and the online Green Guide for Health Care, the book covers hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centers, subacute care, and rehabilitation centers"-...

Hootman, Thomas

Conveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principlesWritten by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, "Net Zero Energy Design" is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals who want to design and build net zero energy commercial architecture. It offers no-...

Minke, Gernot

Stang, Alanna

Now available in paperback, The Green House vividly illustrates the emerging collaboration between stylish architecture, interior design, and environmental responsibility. This groundbreaking book features more than thirty-five residences in fifteen countries--and nearly every conceivable natural environment--designed by a combination of star architects and lesser-known practit...

Wing, Eric

Introducing the only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for Revit ArchitectureRevit is the industry-leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software package, noted for its power and sophistication. This is the only book to teach Revit basics using a continuous, real-world tutorial that covers each phase of designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building. ...

Architecture For Humanity

This volume gathers projects conceived and executed by architects and designers under the aegis of the relief organization 'Architecture for Humanity'. It showcases projects from the past decade, including schemes in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iran. ...

Anderzhon, Jeffrey W

Architecture/Interior DesignAn in-depth look at the most innovative aged care facilities todayWith the world's population aging at a rapid pace, there is a growing need for new ways to provide residential care for older people. "Design for Aging" explores some of the most successful examples of elderly housing today, focusing on integrating architectural considerations within a...

Stasinopoulos, Peter

This title provides introductory, technical design material to demonstrate how advances in energy, materials and water efficiency can be achieved through applying a whole system approach to sustainable design. ...

Adaramola, Muyiwa

This important book presents a selection of new research on wind turbine technology, including aerodynamics, generators and gear systems, towers and foundations, control systems, and environmental issues. This informative book: * Introduces the principles of wind turbine design * Presents methods for analysis of wind turbine performance * Discusses approaches for wind turbine i...

Gleason, William

THE FUEL CELL TECHNICIAN'S GUIDE explains fuel cells and systems without requiring advanced knowledge in science or engineering for the installation, implementation, hand troubleshooting, and repair of fuel cells and systems. This book begins with the history of fuel cells and goes on to discuss various kinds of fuel cells, system balance-of-plant issues, safety, and codes and ...

Farmer, Gene

Contractor's Guide to LEED Certified Construction is the consummate source of LEED information for anyone in or entering the construction industry. Unlike other LEED books that focus on the totality of LEED compliance, this one-of-a-kind resource focuses on the narrower topic of construction-related requirements. It offers detailed explanations of the rational for each construc...

R S Means Company

A unique cost reference, updated and expanded, for architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and managersGreen building is no longer a trend. Since the publication of the widely read first edition of this book, green building has become a major advancement in design and construction. Building codes and standards have adopted much stricter energy efficiencies. Busines...

International Code Council

Green, environmentally-conscious construction is the driving force behind many new construction projects today. Are you prepared? BUILDING CODE BASICS: GREEN will get you there. The book is a practical guide to green and sustainable construction that is centered around the International Green Construction Coder (IgCCr), a comprehensive set of requirements that aims to reduce th...

Caufield, Scott

Finally, a resource that bridges the gap between the worlds of green building and residential building codes - Going Green with the International Residential Code. The first book of its kind on the market, this indispensable "code-consultant" takes green building concepts one step further and addresses them as they specifically relate to building codes, and in particular, how t...