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Eco-Urban Design


Eco-Urban Design



von: John A. Flannery, Karen M. Smith

96,29 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 18.08.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9789400703698
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 232

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<p>"Eco-Urban Design" focuses on the unprecedented challenges currently faced by architects and designers. In a world where climate change, diminishing natural resources and an increasing global population have become indisputable facts of life there is now a rising demand for evolved buildings that no longer endanger the Earth's fragile ecological systems.</p><p>This book endeavours to tell the positive side of the story by featuring considered design solutions provided by the world's most innovative architects and engineers. By only including realised projects which have been subjected to post construction monitoring this publication provides evidence-based information that measured reductions in carbon emissions, water and energy usage can actually be achieved in the field and not just on the drawing board.</p><p>These completed projects demonstrate best practice and will inspire a new hybrid generation of designers who will combine architecture and engineering skills to resolve a key environmental challenge. Furthermore, these creative construction projects from a variety of genres including, commercial property, public buildings, social housing and private homes give testimony to the fact that investment in green archineering also provides a commercial advantage to forward thinking developers and investors.</p>
<P>Introduction.- Commercial Property. Projects: 40 Albert Road, Melbourne, Australia.- 111 South Wacker, Chicago, USA.- Horizon Serono, Geneva, Switzerland.- Norddeutschelandesbank.- Public Buildings. Projects: California Academy of Sciences, San Fransisco, USA.- Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, USA.- Bay Educational Center, Rhode Island, USA.- Social Housing. Projects: Near North Apartments, Chicago, USA.- Thin Flats, Philadelphia, USA.- Urban Canyon, Seattle, USA.- Private Homes. Projects: Judkins Park House, Seattle, USA.- Maragarido House, Oakland, USA.</P>
<p>"Eco-Urban Design" focuses on the unprecedented challenges currently faced by architects and designers. In a world where climate change, diminishing natural resources and an increasing global population have become indisputable facts of life there is now a rising demand for evolved buildings that no longer endanger the Earth's fragile ecological systems.</p><p>This book endeavours to tell the positive side of the story by featuring considered design solutions provided by the world's most innovative architects and engineers. By only including realised projects which have been subjected to post construction monitoring this publication provides evidence-based information that measured reductions in carbon emissions, water and energy usage can actually be achieved in the field and not just on the drawing board.</p><p>These completed projects demonstrate best practice and will inspire a new hybrid generation of designers who will combine architecture and engineering skills to resolve a key environmental challenge. Furthermore, these creative construction projects from a variety of genres including, commercial property, public buildings, social housing and private homes give testimony to the fact that investment in green archineering also provides a commercial advantage to forward thinking developers and investors.</p><p><b>John A. Flannery </b>is a freelance Project Manager with qualifications in industrial design from Leeds Metropolitan University. John Flannery has over 35 years experience in the Design, Procurement and Project Management of a wide range of contstruction projects in the industrial, commercial and private sectors throughout Europe, Africa, and the USA. He currently specialises in urban regeneration projects with the highest levels of ecological accreditation.</p><p><b>Karen M. Smith </b>has a dual role as an Information Specialist and Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of York. Her extensive and varied career has encompassed both Public, University and Health Care Libraries. Currently she provides consultancy and lecturing on evidence-based practice and the effective use of information resources.</p>
<p>Features actually realized projects</p><p>Discusses the projects accredited by the World Green Building Council’s criteria</p><p>Presents the full spectrum of eco-urban development in a single publication</p><p>The text is supported by over 300 high quality images and 100 diagrams</p><p>Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras</p>

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