02077nac a22003131u 4500 EG-ScBUE 20220919095927.0 080806s2006 enkab f b 001 0 eng d 0415341426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415341424 EG-ScBUE eng rda EG-ScBUE EG-ScBUE 720.47 SAS 22 Sassi, Paola,‏ 1964- author. Strategies for sustainable architecture / Paola Sassi. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2006. 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- The site and ecology -- Compact cities -- Reducing transport impacts -- In harmony with nature -- Local food production -- Community and culture -- Community participation -- Housing for all -- Training and employment -- Spaces for the community -- Promoting sustainability -- Health and well-being -- Comfort -- Insensible agents of disease -- Independence and identity -- Restorative environments -- Materials -- Design for longevity -- Waste as a resource -- Avoiding resources depletion -- Minimising manufacturing impacts -- Materials and energy -- Waste minimisation -- Energy -- Minimising energy needs -- Maximising efficiently -- 'Green' energy sources -- Water -- Minimising need and maximising efficiency -- Alternative water sources -- Reducing the use of main drains -- Postscript -- Appendix 1 -- Projects overview -- Appendix 2 -- Location maps -- Appendix 3 -- Climate -- References and bibliography -- Index. Sustainable architecture. BUEsh BUEsh ENGARC Reading book 34232 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015292.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005015292-d.html BB ddc 2250 2250 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN 2ND 2014-02-07 Purchase 19 58 720.47 SAS 000002200 2026-04-01 00:00:00 2021-01-09 550.00 2007-02-14 BB