Original PDF Ebook – Sustainable Design Basics1st Edition – 9781119443735
An accessible, climate-diverse guide that transforms readers from sustainable design novices to whole-solution problem solvers._x000D_Sustainable Design Basics is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of sustainable design. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook presents basic technical information, sustainability strategies, and a practical, step-by-step approach for sustainable building projects. Clear and relatable chapters illustrate how to identify the factors that reduce energy use, solve specific sustainable design problems, develop holistic design solutions, and address the social and cultural aspects of sustainable design. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, the text’s easy-to-follow methodology leads readers through the fundamental sustainable design principles for the built environment._x000D_
Sustainably-constructed and maintained buildings protect the health and improve the productivity of their occupants, as well as help to restore the global ecosystem. The authors, leading practitioners and educators in sustainable design, have created a resource that provides a solid introduction to broad level sustainability thinking that students can take forward into their professional practice. Topics include space planning for sustainable design, integrative and collaborative design, standards and rating systems, real-world strategies to conserve energy and resources through leveraging renewable natural resources and innovative construction techniques and their impact on our environment._x000D_
Usable and useful both in and beyond the classroom, this book:_x000D_
Covers building location strategies, building envelopes and structures, integration of passive and active systems, green materials, and project presentation_x000D_
Examines cultural factors, social equity, ecological systems, and aesthetics_x000D_
Provides diverse student exercises that vary by climate, geography, setting, perspective, and typology_x000D_
Features a companion website containing videos for each sustainable strategy, matrices, templates, Sketch-Up and AutoCAD files, PowerPoint slides, and extensive instructor resources
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