Sustainable Buildings - Design Manual: Vol 2
Book Details
The second volume targets practitioners and focuses on the process of ?green architecture? by combining concepts and technologies with best practices for each integral design component. It serves as a base for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals through appropriate strategies.A must-have for architects, designers, urban planners, engineers, and students, it provides thorough insights into the context, techniques, and benefits of sustainable building design.
The focal points covered in the manual are
Sustainable site planning
Water and waste management
Solar passive building design
Building materials and building technologies
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
Chapter1:
Introduction: sustainability and building design
Chapter2:
Climatic data
Chapter3:
Site planning
Chapter4:
Efficient water management and waste water treatment techniques
Chapter5:
Solid waste management
Chapter6:
Passive solar design
Chapter7:
Building materials
Chapter8:
Building technologies
Chapter9:
Energy systems
Chapter10:
Case studies
Chapter11:
Checklist for sustainability
Bibliography
Index
Keywords
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